May Eve and May Day in Clare

CBÉS 0022

Clair, Miss Clair

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Old Customs or Piseoga about May Day and May Eve

CBÉS 0026

Patrick Healy

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May Eve

CBÉS 0046

John Carroll, Séamus Ó Conghaile

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“On May Eve the people got the May pole.”

CBÉS 0050

Mary Kemple

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“On May eve they put may pole around the churn.”

CBÉS 0050

Brigid Sullivan

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May Eve Customs

CBÉS 0087

Brighid Bean Mhic Ultaigh

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May Eve

CBÉS 0116

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May Day and May Eve

CBÉS 0123

Michael Durkan

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May Eve Customs

CBÉS 0157

Mary Mc Gowan

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“On May Eve night one of the games that are played is the plucking of the yarrow.”

CBÉS 0200

Mary Johnston, Mrs Johnston

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Churning

“On every May Eve people made a gad of "Soundberry" and put it on the dash when churning...”

CBÉS 0210

Kathleen Murray, Peter Moran

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“On May Eve all the old people pulled branches off the rowan tree and hung it over each cows head before sunset, and the old people believed that no butter could be taken from them when that was done.”

CBÉS 0222

Miceál Ó Uiginn

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Particular Observations on May Eve

CBÉS 0226

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Old Customs in My Locality on May Eve and May Day

CBÉS 0230

Anne J. Mac Guire, Mrs Beirne

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Old Customs in My District on May Eve and May Day

CBÉS 0230

Anthony Mc Girl, Christina P. Kelly

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May Eve Customs

CBÉS 0231

Peggy Gallagher

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Festival Customs - May Eve

CBÉS 0235

Mark Dwyer, Mr Bernard Mc Hugh

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May Eve

CBÉS 0239

Máire Ní Ríagáin

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Superstition Relating to May Day Eve

CBÉS 0285

Mary Mac Carthy

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May Eve

CBÉS 0354

Nora O' Connor

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