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School: Stuacán (roll number 14051)

Location:
Muingwore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhiadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 283

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    Strawboys
    Up till fifty years ago when a wedding was held many of the young people around who were not attending the wedding dressed in fancy dress and went to the bride's house. They were called strawboys.
    They had big high strawhats on their heads and straw belts around their waists and knees.
    Towards nightfall they all gathered in one place and appointed one of them a captain. Then the captain gave orders and the others had to obey his orders.
    When they got to the wedding -house the captain and two or three others placed a chair
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    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
    Mary Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Muingwore, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs P. Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muingwore, Co. Sligo