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   Eve. Some the games are ducking for apples and snap apple. When ducking they put an apple in a big tub of water and one by one each person puts down her head in the tub and they try to catch the apple in her mouth. Another played is by hanging an apple out of the roof of the house and trying to take a bite out of it with the teeth.

   

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2. Festival Customs

   

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   The people around here keep up the old customs of long ago. On St. Patrick Day the people wear shamrock in honour of St. Patrick. On Easter Sunday morning some people get up very early to see the sun dancing It is said that you must be up at six o'clock inn order to see it dancing. On May Eve the people put up a bush someplace about the house and dress it up with fancy ribbons and egg shells. This bush is called a May-bush. It is said that the fairies dance around

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Peggie Brennan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Mackmine, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Mrs M . Shannon

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   44

   Address

   Galbally, Co. Wexford