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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 09_016

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    There was, were a great number of old customs years ago but a great many of those have died away. For instance the people would refuse to let out milk on May day or if they did so they said, they would have no butter for the rest of the year. They would wash their faces in the dew of the grass before the sun would rise in order that they would have
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Hester
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Tallavbaun, Co. Mayo