School: Liathdruim (roll number 369)
- Location:
- Leitrim, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ó Maitiú
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- When walking along a road or in the fields, if you happen to see an elder bush (bore tree called locally) when not actually looking for one stop take off your cap and say the following words out loud to the bush:-
"Good morrow to thee, bore tree bush
Thrice good morrow to thee,
As long as I sought you
As dear as I bought you
I leave this heart failure with thee".- Collector
- Francis Grey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tamlat, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Francis Munroe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clerran, Co. Monaghan
- (continued from previous page)Marriages take place at all times of the year except during Lent and Advent. Marriages take place mostly on Tuesdays & Wednesdays, The people have an old saying about days for marrying - it is as follows:(continues on next page)