School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lainn Chille, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- Once upon a time a girl was getting married on Wednesday.
They had all the things for he wedding bought. When the dancing began that night the girl went to her own house and left her man there. At any rate they continued the dancing until two o'clock. After that they all went home. That night the girls husband went to her house and forced her to come to his house again. After a lot of asking she came with him. The next night they had a great party. When the lads of the village heard this they dressed up as straw boys. During the night a gang of straw boys arrived. They kept(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lainn Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Sarah Kerrigan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- An Chnapach Bheag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
