School: Castleknock
- Location:
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Sr O' Leary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 42
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- (continued from previous page)Heart picture. Whenever holy water is being sprinkled it is sprinkled with the blessed Palm. On Ash Wednesday the blessed Palm which is left over is burned, and in this way the ashes are obtained which are used in the churches on that morning. On May day a spray with blossoms on it are brought in off the hawthorn bush. It is unlucky to bring it in to the house on any other day but May day. It is considered unlucky to bring the elder tree into the house and if a person is hit with an elder branch it is said he will not grow any more.
