Scoil: Carpenterstown (Templefanum) (uimhir rolla 5415)
- Suíomh:
- Carpenterstown, Co. na hIarmhí
- Múinteoir: Mary Smyth
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Bailiúchán na Scol, Imleabhar 0722, Leathanach 141
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Ar an leathanach seo
- On the eve of May day a May bush is made. It is erected in Honour of the Blessed Virgin. A white thorn bush is got and (with) wild flowers are tied to it in small bunches with coloured ribbons. Sometimes a picture of the Blessed Virgin is hung on it. This is a very old custom. On May day morning the person who is up first places it in front of the door or over it. Long ago people believed that no thunder nor lightning nor evil spirits would interfere with the house that had a May bush placed before it. Long ago the May bush was set on fire and the people would dance round it and pass the young children through the smoke to protect them from the power of witch-craft.
(First m) Fire milk or butter were not given away on May day because they thought this would be giving away luck. Strange hands would not be allowed to milk a cow on May day because the fairies might take away her milk. People believe that if(leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)
- Faisnéiseoir
- Christopher Farrelly
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