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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 09_009

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    up before the sun rises on May day and if woulds he or she would wash his or her face in the dew they would have a good complexion for the rest of the year. Long ago on May morning the little boys used to go out and pick May flowers and tie them to the cows' horns, "they said" if they did not do that the cows would have no milk for the year.
    Story told by an old man called
    Michael O'Malley
    Thallabawn
    Louisburgh
    (aged 94)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    94
    Address
    Tallavbaun, Co. Mayo