The May Bush Tradition in Bunclody - Accounts from Séamus de Val (Fr Wall), Bunclody, Co. Wexford @michaelfortunefolklore

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

The May Bush Tradition in Bunclody

I know I've shared and recorded hundreds of accounts of the May Bush Tradition in Wexford over the years but here is another from the late Fr. Wall from Bunclody. Plucked this out of a long interview I'm editing up and said I'd share it with you as many people knew Séamus and his sister Lucy.

Text: Michael Fortune

The May Bush Tradition in Bunclody - Accounts from Séamus de Val (Fr Wall), Bunclody, Co. Wexford

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