School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)

Location:
Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Briain
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  2. Every May young boys and girls go to the fields near their houses to pick May bush.
    They bring a hatchet with them in order to break it.
    When picked they sell some and get a penny or three half for it
    It is a custom for people in Ireland to hang the May bush outside their
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