School: Naoimh Ióseiph (roll number 15628)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teachers: Mícheál Ó Mainnín Pádraig Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0235, Page 101
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- Though many of the old customs in connection with May Eve are no longer practised in this modern and matter of fact world of ours, still a good number of them are still remembered and spoken about by the old people of Boyle and its surroundings. In this essay I mean to give an account of those beliefs and customs in connection with a May Eve, which were widely prevalent in Boyle some years ago.The children of Boyle of the present day gather May flowers on May Eve, and scatter them on the door-steps, but some seventy years ago they used to erect a maypole on May Eve. This pole they decorated with wild-flowers and variously coloured ribbons, and to the music of fiddle and melodion they danced for hours around it. Before departing for home each merry-maker took home a piece of ribbon from the pole, which they carefully preserved till the next year. The present(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mark Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Assylin, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr Bernard Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
