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School: Knockjames

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 05_003

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    May Eve
    2nd. May 1938
    On May Eve the people go to every garden and field that they have and shake holy water on them.They stick quickbeam in the garden.On May Eve they want to let nothing out of the house to anybody.Once upon a time the people used never go bed on May Eve only stay watching their cows indread that they would be milked. If anybody milked another persons cow on that night
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maudie Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Daniel Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare