School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)
- Location:
- Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: T. Ó Tuairisc
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- It was the custom at wakes long ago to have pipes. The people of the house where the wake was would buy a box of (people) pipes and tobacco.
When the crowd would gather they would deliver out a pipe and tobacco to each boy. There was very long handles on them.
When they would have a sufficient amount smoked they would break the handle of the pipe and throw it at some other person.
They are (some) none of these customs in this country now-a-days at wakes. But in olden days they would wait until morning performing tricks of all sorts especially(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Sheridan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknadrimna, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- James Sheridan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Knocknadrimna, Co. Mayo
