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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)

Location:
Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Cionáith
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    On May-eve people gather may-flowers, and make a cross out of them and put it up in the byre. So that the cows will be lucky during the year. They also gather May-flowers and Primroses and put them at the doors of all the outhouses in honour of May. If you milk a cow in the morning and milk her again in the evening
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Criagain
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clooncose, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Brigid Harte
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooncose, Co. Leitrim