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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 196

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    children go the wood and get holly and ivy and the women decorate the house with it. They decorate the (l) pudding with little bits of holly with berries on it. On May Eve a may bush is put up and egg shells and ribbons and flowers are put on it. The boys try to steal it and often the people of the house stay up at night to mind it or bring it inside. It often happens the boys succeed in stealing the May bush
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Matthew Halligan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath