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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 227

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    Branches of holly and ivy are gathered by the boys and girls before Christmas and brought in cart-loads to the towns. There is great demand for the branches with berries (of) on them. These branches are used to decorate the rooms of houses and the shops windows. In the houses they are usually placed behind pictures and are also
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    John Guinan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62