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School: Malahide (B.)

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Malahide, Co. Dublin
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M. Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 164

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    they share it. On the first of May boys and girls dress up in old clothes and they take a bush and decorate it with ribbons and dolls and go round the local houses, singing songs. Here is one short song they sing: "A long life and a happy wife and something for the May bush". People give them money and they share it up amongst themselves.
    Tony Farrell,
    Chapel Street,
    Malahide.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tony Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Malahide, Co. Dublin