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School: Lucan (B.)

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Leamhcán, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
Teacher:
M. Mac Rois
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0794, Page 241

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    About a day before Stephens Day all the boys go rambling around the field, looking for a furze bush, but the boys call it a wren-bush. When they find a suitable bush, they cut off a branch and pare the thorns off the end of the branch to make a grip for their hands. Then they bring it home and decorate it with post cards and other coloured papers, then they leave it in a safe place for the next morning. On Stephens morning the boys get ready to go out, the first thing they do is to go outside
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
        1. Féile Stiofáin (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Thornberry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Baile Uí Dhúda, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath