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  1. May Day

    CBÉ 0197

    Lore

    Áine Ní Laoghaire

  2. May Day Morning Superstitions

    CBÉ 0254

    Lore

    20 Deireadh Fómhair 1936

    Áine Bean Uí Shúileabháin

  3. Piseoga

    “There are many superstitions about May Day.”

    CBÉ 0220

    Lore

    Transcript

  4. Amhrán

    “One day as I chanced to go roaming it being in the month of May...”

    CBÉ 0319

    Lore

    Feabhra 1937

    Maighréad Bean Sheáin Uí Shéaghdha

  5. (no title)

    “May day games were held in the green in Hospital Co. Limerick.”

    CBÉ 0296

    Lore

    An tOspidéal, Co. Luimnigh

  6. (no title)

    “The people in "Killawrenee" parish wouldn't do any reddening on Easter Monday or May Day.”

    CBÉ 0334

    Lore

    Márta 1937

    Mícheál Ó Séaghdha

  7. May Day

    CBÉ 0354

    Lore

    23 Bealtaine 1937

    Margaret Maloney

  8. (no title)

    “Cowslips when rubbed on the cow's udder on May day...”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    25 Eanáir 1938

    Seamus Ó Gamhnáin

    Transcript

  9. May Day

    CBÉ 0483

    Lore

    30 Eanáir 1938

    Pádraig de Búrca

  10. May Day

    CBÉ 0114

    Lore

    1935

  11. May Day

    CBÉ 0042

    Lore

    10 Aibreán 1929

    Mrs. Kelly

  12. May Day Superstitions

    CBÉ 0093

    Lore

    1931

  13. Churning of Butter on May Day

    CBÉ 0134

    Lore

    1936

  14. May Day

    CBÉ 0521

    Lore

    Meitheamh 1938

    Bean Mhic Raghnaill

  15. May Day - Old Custom

    CBÉ 0631

    Lore

    1939

  16. Not Right to Work on May Day

    CBÉ 0642

    Lore

    30 Lúnasa 1939

    Mr. James Moloney

  17. May Day

    CBÉ 0659

    Lore

    26 Deireadh Fómhair 1939

    Seán Ó Cearmuda

  18. Piseoga: May Day

    CBÉ 0703

    Lore

    4 Aibreán 1940

    Diarmuid Ó Mathghamhna

  19. Superstitions (New Years Day, Little Christmas, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, St Patrick's Day, May Day, Hallow Eve Night, Christmas Day)

    CBÉ 0465

    Lore

    11 Feabhra 1938

    John Reynolds

  20. (no title)

    “A woman was standing beside a stream near a little bridge during 'May Day', and she was saying to herself...”

    CBÉ 0436

    Lore

    Samhain 1937

    Liam de Búrca