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School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)

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Galbally, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 123

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    Playing games such as snap apple. Snap Apple is played by putting some apples in a basin of water and ducking for them. Another way of playing it is by hanging an apple out of the ceiling and jumping at it to get a bit with the mouth.
    On Easter Sunday morning some get up at six o clock to see the sun dancing in the sky.
    On Saint Stephen's Day the Wren-boys go around with the Wren in a box and the people give them money for saying a little rhyme.
    Shrove Tuesday is celebrated by the people making pancakes.
    The first of May is celebrated by putting up a May bush and dressing it with egg shells and ribbons and other grand things.
    The faries have a great feast on that night and people say that they dance in a ring around the May bush.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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