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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

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Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 04_019

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    There are a number of pisreoga carried on in some parts of this country. Such as, not to put out the ashes on new years day, but to leave it there until the next day. It is also said that it is not right to dirty the water on Whit Sunday. It is also said that it is not right to be the first to rise smoke on May morning and it is also said that if you are up before the sun rise on May morning and to have your face washed you would have a good complexion for that year. It is also said that if anyone came
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Devlin North, Co. Mayo