School: Machaire
- Location:
- Magherintemple, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mary Ó Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1023, Page 107
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- On May Day it is a custom to refuse the loan of anything to a neighbour or to put the ashes out on that day, for it is believed that this would take away the luck for the rest of year. Another custom of "May day" is the making of the May "tree". This was done by cutting the branch of a lone bush and by putting a primrose on every thorn of the branch.
On May day it is a custom to rise very early a tie red ribbons on the cow's tails least anybody should "overlook" them(continues on next page)
