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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 14_053

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    May Eve
    2nd May 1938.
    There are many Irish customs carried on during may Eve.It was a custom to stick a branch from a mountain ash in the garden and shake holy-water in the four corners of the garden to keep away the "pishogs".Holt water is shook on every animal .The pishog women turn into the form of hares and milk cows
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Torpey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs P. Torpey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare