School: Cartrún
- Location:
- Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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- XML “Old Customs in My Locality on <span class="exact">May</span> Eve and <span class="exact">May</span> <span class="exact">Day</span>”
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- Around my locality the people have many superstitious customs regarding May Eve and May Day. The month of May is devoted to our Blessed Lady, and consequently it is customary for all country children to collect Primroses or "May Flowers" as they are usually called, and place them on the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anne J. Mac Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornagee, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Beirne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Cornagee, Co. Roscommon