School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: James McCarthy
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- Collector
- Michael Conroy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Turagh, Co. Limerick
- Many farmers yet believe that on May Eve their neighbours make piseogs on them. So every May Eve they sprinkle Easter water on every ditch of their farm to prevent anyone from making piseogs on them. They also thing that to make the piseogs their neighbours steal their milk and water. So they lock their pumps and keep their milk locked up in the house(continues on next page)