School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)
- Location:
- Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Módhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 609
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- (continued from previous page)they dance and sing songs. The man of the house gives them porter and whiskey. They dress themselves in old clothes. They tie straw ropes (and) round their waists and that is why they are called straw boys. Long ago the people used to have horses racing at the weddings. They used to race from the Chapel to the wedding house.
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- Tá tobar beannuighthe i gCillchiaráin. Tá sé in aice leis an sean roillig. Tá séan seipéal ann agus bhí Naomh Cíaran i na chomhnuidhe ann ar feadh(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Riain
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilkeeran, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Peadair Ó Riain
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilkeeran, Co. Mayo
