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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)

Location:
Coillte Craobhacha, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Cionáith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 070

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  1. May Day Customs (continued)

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    On May morning people get up and wash their faces with the dew of the grass and dry it with the sun and the sun will not burn them that year. There are a lot of stories about May Day. One morning when a man was going to his field early to bring cattle to the fair he saw an old woman pulling herbs and saying
    "Gather near Gather far Gather in to my churn" and she took the herbs and when she was going in to the house she put them over the door. The man followed her in and took them
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
        1. Bealtaine (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miceal Mac Cuag
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corr na Caillí, Co. an Longfoirt
    Informant
    Catherine Gray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garbhaire, Co. an Longfoirt