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May Customs & Traditions

Here you can find out about the many customs and traditions associated with May in an article by Folklife curator, Clodagh Doyle plus a variety of pages written by visitors to Our Irish Heritage.
If you have information on May customs in Ireland or those still celebrated by the Irish abroad, please register and share. All contributions are welcome.

  • Traditional May Day Customs in Ireland

    Traditional May Day Customs in Ireland

  • May Day

    May Day

  • May Day, May Day, May Day!

    May Day, May Day, May Day!

  • More May Day traditions...

    More May Day traditions...

  • Mary's Month and the season of Bealtaine

    Mary's Month and the season of Bealtaine

  • Bealtaine: Mary or Baal

    Bealtaine: Mary or Baal

  • Dysart Rural Men's Group

    Dysart Rural Men's Group

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