School: An Tuar Mór
- Location:
- Toormore, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 242
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- (continued from previous page)of Maypole. Ashes should not be thrown out May Day.St. John’s Night: Bonfires are lighted. In olden times those at bonfires used go and milk the neighbours cows, drink the milk at bonfires.Feast of Assumption: No one should work on this day – it is unlucky.St. Martins Night: Nine nights after Hallow e’en and a night without counting and during that period a fowl is killed and blood is spilled in four corners of the house. Crosses are made with the blood on the doors.Hallow E’en: A good fire should be put down before going to bed, the hearth swept clean and a bucket of clean water left in lest the Holy Souls should visit the house during the night.The shell of the first egg of a black pullet should be filled with oatmeal and then with salt and mixed with the egg, made into a cake(continues on next page)
