School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh
- Location:
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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- Collector
- Paddy Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynacarrick, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Miss J. Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynacarrick, Co. Donegal
- The old people used to think that the first person of the district to have a nettle in the well on the first of May would have good luck all the year round. Now the people of Ireland call this an old superstition but plenty of old people do it yet.