School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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  1. It is said that on the first, second, and third of May, you should shake Easter water outside the front door, and outside the back door, and it would keep away spirits for the year.
    On the third, fourth, and fifth of May to pick three bunches of nettles and eat three meals of them. They would keep away sickness
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Hackett
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Hackett
    Gender
    Female