School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Cionáith
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- (continued from previous page)before the sun sets the next time you churn you will get no butter off your milk.
- May Eve. On May Eve before the sun sets people get the the branch of a white thorn bush with blossoms on it and put May flowers on it and put on the dunghill for it is supposed that fairies be out on that night to keep them from stealing the cows. Flowers are also put at every door.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Miceal Mac Cuag
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornacullew, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Catherine Gray
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garvary, Co. Longford