School: Raharney (B.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 151
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- (continued from previous page)It is decorated with wild flowers and some times with candles. Children go around to the doors, asking a penny or a candle for the May Bush. They dance and play and sing around the bush.
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- Pancakes are cooked on shrove Tuesday night
- The St Brigid cross of rushes is still made in the Parish. It is placed over the door, and in old houses many are found in the thatch. About 20 years(continues on next page)
