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School: Murrintown (roll number 13707)

Location:
Murntown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chléirigh
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    forty days.
    It is said that potato onions should be planted on the shortest day of the year 21st December and pulled on the longest day of the year 21st of June.
    On St Martin's eve no one will go fish on the sea, neither will anyone grind in mills, because it is thought an unlucky day. Once on St. Martin's eve, some Wexford fishermen went to fish, and they were drowned, only a few of them survived, and those who did said that they saw a rider on a white horse warning them to go back to land. This was a warning to men not to go fish on St. Martin's eve.
    On the first of May a bush by the road-side is decorated with coloured candles. This is called the "May Bush." When they burn down the bush is set onfire.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Murntown Upper, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs Butler
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Murntown Upper, Co. Wexford