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School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

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Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 118

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    3. More wore swallow-tailed coats or steelpen coats. They also wore clogs.
    4. On the night of the wedding a table of roast geese, which sometimes amounted to twenty was set aside. With these geese a potato-cake was served, which was formerly cooked for that night.
    5. About mid-night, straw-boys arrived and they danced and sang and played "fifes". These men were dressed with a crown of straw and a wig of feathers in front.
    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
    Nellie Kearney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scartaglin, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Brosnan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullaghmarky, Co. Kerry