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The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. May Day

    CBÉS 0157

    Kathleen Devins, Mr Joseph Devins

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  2. Custom on May Day

    CBÉS 0163

    Mary Sweeney, Mrs P. Sweeney

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  3. May Day

    CBÉS 0169

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  4. Festival Customs - May Day

    CBÉS 0169

    Eileen Mc Atarsney, Miss Kelly

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    “Down to Auntie Biddy's came a ¶ Leiney clip one day”

    CBÉS 0169

    May O' Connell, Mr J Mc Loughlin

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    “Early before the sun gets up on May day if you go into another man's field and milk one drop from every cow there, you'll have all the butter for the year.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Mary Gaughan

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    “People believe that it is not lucky to give anything to a neighbour on May Day.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Miss Allen

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    “The first person to take a can of water from a well on Michaelmas Day will haul the butter of the owner of the land in which the well is until May Day.”

    CBÉS 0171

    Mrs Matthews

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  9. Old May Day Customs

    CBÉS 0183

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  10. St Brigid's Day

    CBÉS 0184

    May Mc Gettrick

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    “Some people say that if you came into a house on May day...”

    CBÉS 0185

    Michael Wynne, Mr Martin Wynne

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