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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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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 548

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    people get up very early to see the sun and the moon dancing. It is an old proverb, that the sun and the moon dances in the east on Easter Sunday morning.
    May Day. = People put a leaf of Maypole hanging on the door. It is said that if you sleep out of doors on May Day you would get a stroke from the fairies. You should never pick flowers on May Eve, or May Day.
    St John's Day. = Some people go to Wether's well on that day. On St. John's Eve bonfires are lit.
    St. Martin's Day. = It is an old saying you should draw some blood. In olden times the blood was kept, and it was a cure for a pain in the side.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Tangney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Curragraigue, Co. Kerry