School: An Churrach (Crogh), Árd Fhionáin (roll number 7911)
- Location:
- Curragh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Dubhshláine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 380
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- XML “Luibheanna is Craobhacha”
- XML “May Day”
- XML “Domhnach na Failme”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Luibheanna is craobhatha. Houses are decorated with holly, ivy and mistletoe at C'mas. Pieces of holly are entwined in the dressers, over the windows and over the doors. It should be taken down again before Candlemas Day as if there is any piece left up on that day it means bad luck for the year.
It is unlucky to bring a whitethorn bloom into your house in May. It is also unlucky to bring in primroses when you have goose eggs hatching. They say you wouldhave no goslings. The Primrose is called the gosling flower round here. - May Day. On May Eve they sprinkle the four corners ofthe fields with Easter water to prevent anyone makng piseogs.
- Domhnach na Failme. Palm is taken home from the churches and preserved until Ash Wednesday next when it is taken down and burned. Some old men keep the palm in their hats from one Palm Sunday till the next.
