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Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
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Caitln Nic Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0258, Page 323

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    winter and if southerly there will be a wet one.
    On the 26th of December St. Stephens day groups of boys go out disguised following the wren. This is the old custom kept in honour of St. Stephen.
    On May morning in the olden times it was a custom for the woman of the house to go out to her neighbours cow and milk her. Then it is said she had her neighbours supply of milk and butter along with her own for the following year.
    Another old custom which is still connected with May day is that if people wash their faces in the May morning dew they won't look any older for the rest of the year.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Gavigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Joseph Gavigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon