May Day
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4 mentions
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 25 Apr
↑4 vs the 12 months before
Irish tradition of celebrating May Day with dew rolling.
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Peak in the week of 25 Apr — 4 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentBrendan O'ConnorBrendan O'Connor · From the archive: Manchán Magan kicks-off summer with a nak... · 3:28 · 25 Apr
…Just to clarify for anyone who came in late into that piece, what he was doing was dew rolling, rolling around in the dew for May Day, which is an old Irish tradition.…
Manchán MaganBrendan O'Connor · From the archive: Manchán Magan kicks-off summer with a nak... · 0:48 · 25 Apr
…We've been doing this for thousands of years on this island, getting up early on May Day and either wiping the morning dew on our faces or ideally stripping off and actually rolling one's entire body in the grass.…
Brendan O'ConnorBrendan O'Connor · From the archive: Manchán Magan kicks-off summer with a nak... · 0:12 · 25 Apr
…One of the less well-known of the Irish traditions associated with May Day…
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