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School: Baile Fionáin, Fearann Fuar (roll number 7990/1)

Location:
Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0459, Page 124

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    unlucky to leave the ring fall at the alter. The strawboys come to the houses where the wedding is. They dance and sing. They wear girls clothes and high hats with feathers on them. In olden times the wedding was called a drag. Money is given as a fortune
    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
    Nancy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Timothy Teahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry