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School: Swords (B.) (roll number 755)

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Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
A. Hamill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 171

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    Festival Customs
    Easter, Whit and may day.
    The Custom for St Patrick's day is the wearing of shamrock.
    On may day boys or girls go round the place with a may bush collecting money and they sing this song.
    a long life and a happy wife and something for the may bush.
    Written by: Bernard Rourke
    Told by: James Mc Grane
    The green Swords
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    James Mc Grane
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin