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School: Urbal (roll number 13874)

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Urbal, Co. Leitrim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 464

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  3. XML “Sweat-Houses”
  4. XML “May Day”

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  1. Sweat-Houses

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
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  2. May Day

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    'May-day'
    1. The people used to gather 'May flowers' and scatter them in front of the doors and windows.
    2. The people used not borrow or lend (especially iron articles).
    3. They used not light a fire without first sprinkling salt on the "Ádhbhar Teine"
    4. The kept the "sweepings" of floors inside the house on that day
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