School: Móinín na Tuigheadh (roll number 16537)

Location:
Moneenatieve, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 328

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    was half way between their home and the Church, they drank and music and danced, When they went home, they had a great feast and they enjoyed themselves. In the evening the straw-boys came in, They had straw hats an straw belts and straw round their shoes that had their coats turned inside out. They had a captain and a sergeant they danced and played music and they got the bride and groom to dance, The next day the friends gather and have a feast and enjoy themselves
    The bride does not go home for three weeks. When she goes home they have another wedding. The friends and
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moneenatieve, Co. Leitrim