School: Mell, Mell N. School, Drogheda (roll number 855)
- Location:
- Mell, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Ní Cholmáin
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- Treasa Wall
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Mell, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs Hand
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Mell, Co. Louth
- People bring the Summer in before the sunrise on May Day morning. If the sun rises before they bring it in they wont get their share of the summer that year. On that account they have a person watching the break of day to be up and green branches to bring in. When the morning breaks the watcher(continues on next page)
