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School: Clochar

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Clogher, Co. Monaghan
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Bean Uí Dhimsithigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0939, Page 059

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    comes out he askes them in for tea and treats them well and then the straw-boys help with the dancing and merrymaking.
    When the bride and groom arrive home a bon fire is blazing up to welcome them. If there is any straw about the house they put a match to it and it makes a bon-fire. If there is no straw about the people get a barrel of tar and light it. In the town a barrel of tar is lighted on the street in front of the house as soon as the bride and bridegroom arrive home.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Parker
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Laragh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Eddie Mc Donnal
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan