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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ros Mhic Treóin (roll number 967)

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New Ross, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr M.R. Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh
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  1. Legend of the Fair Green of Nash (continued)

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    On St John's Eve there used to be a bonfire on the Fair Green. All the young girls and boys used to have a dance.
    On one St John's Eve a girl - who was one of the dancers afterwards on Green - went into the neighbouring church yard, stole the wooden crosses off the graves and with them started the bonfire. While the girl was dancing a sheegee came and swept the girl away and it said that screams of her going through the air were awful and it is said that she was never seen afterwards. And that finished up the dances and fairs at The Fair Green of Nashe.

    Faction Leaders :
    New Ross : Gunnips, Bearneys.
    Nash : Roches, Connicks
    Terrarath : Kents
    Loughnageer : Whelans
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Kehoe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Wexford