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School: Killyconnan (B.)

Location:
Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Kearney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 096

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    with the pan.
    A penny or two or we'll bury the wren.
    The young boys buy sweets with the money they collect, while the grown-up men go to a public house and buy drink with the money they get.
    On May Day some people tie red rags on the cows tails to ward off bad luck during the year. Some people would not give away milk on May Day as they think they would give away their luck for that year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Andrew Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Andrew Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cargagh, Co. Cavan