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School: Sruthán an Aifrinn (roll number 13982)

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Massbrook Lower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhóráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 338

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    bride they have to.
    Straw-boys plays[sic] a lot of games. They often play “Blind Man’s Buff” and they sing and dance. If there is any drink to be had they all get merry.
    Any house there is a newly wed couple it is an old custom the old people go in the morning and the young people at night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Mulhern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofeenaun, Co. Mayo