School: Cluainín, Granard
- Location:
- Clooneen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
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- There are a good deal of customs which the people observe on May Day.
Some people make a May-bush on that day. They get a piece of a black-thorn bush with blossoms on it. They put it on the dung-hill & tie bundles of primroses on it and the shells of the eggs which were eaten on Easter Sunday. No ashes is put out on that day. It is left in the Ash-corner until next day. There is no lending or borrowing of tools on that day, & people are warned in particular against lending anything connected with the churn. Some people are up early on May Morning to get the first bucket of water from the well. This carries good-luck with it.
Some people tie red rags on their cows' tails on that day for a similar(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartronfree, Co. Cavan
