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School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

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Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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    “On Height Sunday the people gather the heather on the height to make "Bosoms".”

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    On Heights Sunday the people gather the heather on the height to make "Besoms".
    These are used for sweeping instead of brushes.
    It is a custom here to make presents of "Besoms" to their friends"

    Mrs Heffernan
    Camross
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Heffernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Camross, Co. Laois