School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Sr. M. Columbanus
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- (continued from previous page)butter would not be taken away by any old hag. It was said that the first person who put down the fire on May morn would be unlucky during the year, and the person who brought the first can of water from the well was supposed to have good luck through-out the year.
May Day Customs
“There is a lot of customs connected with May-day.”
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- Nan Rutledge
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr Carney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon