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School: Cluainín, Granard

Location:
Clooneen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 103

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    reason. If you meet a red-haired woman on that day you should turn back and go home, for it is considered an evil omen to continue the journey. You should not put down a fire on that day until you see smoke from nine chimneys. You should not throw out dirty water until you bring in clean water. People who used to take butter used to go out on May morning and gather the dew of the grass with a rope.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Fitzsimons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartronfree, Co. Cavan