School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach
- Location:
- Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: -
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- (continued from previous page)such as getting a tub, filling it with water, and putting an apple into it in order to catch it. Then the child who catches the apple with his teeth is the one who eats it.Meanwhile the girls make a sweet cake and put a ring into it. The person who gets the ring is the person who will get married the first. Everybody enjoys himself on that night.May day.May day is often called "Contrary day" as the old people say it is not right to borrow milk or anything else on that day. It is also said that it is not right to bring out a coal of fire on May day.The people also believe that if a person goes to a neighbouring field on May morning and milks(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Nicholas
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Treannagleragh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Nicholas
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Treannagleragh, Co. Mayo