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School: An Clochar, Cill Ruis

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Kilrush, Co. Clare
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An tSr. Pól
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0629, Page 495

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  1. May Customs

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    The older people would never give away milk or butter on May Eve in case they would run short during the year.
    Another custom is - a person would go early on May morning and skim the top off a neighbour's well with a saucer. By doing this he would get all the riches of the neighbour's farm and the person that skimmed the well would be rich while the neighbours would be poor.
    If a person goes out early on May morning and washes his face in the dew he will be preserved from sickness throughout the whole year.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Flanagan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullagower, Co. Clare