School: Attymass G
- Location:
- Attymass, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mrs B. Flannelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0127, Page 202
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- (continued from previous page)people used to put out an old coat on a bush in honour of |St Bridget and in the morning they would bring it in. There was supposed to be a cure in it.
- It was a custom also on the twelfth night to have twelve candles lighting in the house.
- It was the custom that the girl that would be getting married would have to wear a big long cape down to her toes and a bonnet and some of them used to wear the hoop skirts. Another custom was that when the people would be getting married there would be about thirty or forty side-cars in the "drag" or the home going of the bride and about three or four people playing the fiddle and melodian and a little wooden flute.
- It was the custom of the old men and women when they would be going to(continues on next page)
