| Description | Holywood is the only town in Ireland which still has a maypole and the Holywood History group researched the history of maypoles in the town, back to 1625. |
| Topics | Social history
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| Type | U3A-led research (not an SLP) |
| U3A | Holywood U3A
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| Organization/partner | none |
| Year started | 2022 |
| Source of reference | Third Age Matters, No.52, Summer 2022 p74 |
| Output | The research was part of an exhibition in the local library when the new maypole was installed and at the May Day Fair when it was combined with recruiting for the U3A. |