School: Roxboro, Luimneach (roll number 15680)
- Location:
- Roxborough, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Gheallagáin
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- Collector
- Willie Hartigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roxborough, Co. Limerick
- On May Eve people in the country, especially farmers light bonfires and follow the cattle with blazing sticks as it is the belief that no harm would come to the cattle touched with a red hot brand, and again;
People having Wells in their farms would not allow others to draw water from them on May Eve for whoever draws water on that day could have the fat of their land. A custom with young girls was to put out a vessel on the window sill on May Eve to collect the dew or rain to bathe their faces with on May Morning to preserve their youth and beauty. - It is the custom on St.Brigid's Eve to hang a ribbon out(continues on next page)