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School: Ceapach an tSeagail

Location:
Cappataggle, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Monacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0036

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  1. Marriage Customs (continued)

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    They believe it is lucky to borrow three articles or wearing. These are the articles:
    "Something old and something new
    Something borrowed and something blue."
    When the married pair would be going home from the church the people used to throw rice and old shoes after them for luck.
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  2. Homemade Toys

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    Home-made Toys
    I have seen my father make a little wooden man which he called a "dancing master." He first got a thin board about a quarter of an inch in thickness. He cut out a piece representing the head and body shaping a tall hat on the head. He next cut out a pieces for the thighs, legs, and arms. All these he joined together by
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary T. Monaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cappataggle, Co. Galway