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School: An Sciobairín

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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 160

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  1. Local Customs - May Customs (continued)

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    between the country children and the town children.
    Some people say that if you could hear the cuckoo with your right ear you would have good luck for the rest of the year.
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    Another custom is getting a snail and putting it on top of a plate of flour, and when the snail would creep he would make a sign and these were the letters of the name of the man who the girl would marry. This snail is called a drúchtín.
    The first person that gets a bucket of water out of a well on May day will be very fortunate for
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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
    Seóirse Ó Donnabháin
    Gender
    Male