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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

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Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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    call to call it "brídeóg" and this cloth was used as hemmorage.
    St.Patrick Besides the shamrock and harps, green Irish costumes were worn.
    May Eve On May Eve the young children used to gather the "yarrow" here. The children each pull 10 stalks, nine of them are put under the pillow at night and the tenth thrown away. The person that had the "yarrow" is suppose to dream of his or her future wife or husband. You should never go to visit a graveyard during may. You should never sleep out on a may afternoon, because you would get a stroke from the fairies.
    Collected by Mary Quinlan
    Lock House, Blennerville, from Jerh Williams, Lock Cottage, Blennerville (58)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Quinlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Jeremiah Williams
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry