School: Muclach
- Location:
- Mucklagh, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Néill
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- (continued from previous page)let the min. They used to dance and the people gave them money.
People put up "May bushes" on May day. They cut a white-thorn bush and put it in the ground before the door. They put floors flowers on it. they put ribbons in it. They put egg-shells on it. The people do not like to give out milk on May day. The people do not like to give out money on May day.
On St John's eve the people used to light a bone-fire. St John's Day is on the twenty fourth of June.
