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School: Muine Chonnalláin B.

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Bunnyconnellan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Lochnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 320

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    special route, the man who had a good horse went across the land and the one who hadn't a good horse went round the road. The man who came in first got a bottle of whiskey. At night the wattler came. They used to be dressed so that no one would know them. The wattlers were often called strawboys. A strong wattler used to be put in charge of the drink. The bride used to be gaily dressed for the night. She wore something old, and something new, something borrowed and something blue. It was said that, Monday was for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday the best day of all. Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses and Saturday no luck at
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Muldoon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thady Muldoon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo