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School: Barratitoppy (roll number 14664)

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Barratitoppy Lower, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 208

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    and then they would gallop towards the bride's lane to see who would get the bride's bottle and this would cause some fighting and blood shedding. Then there would be a "black mob" and they would dance for an hour or two. Then they would go up to the house and dance and make merry from that to morning.
    Patrick Caulfield
    Alamena
    Scotstown
    Co Monaghan
    Told by
    Rose Caulfield, 74 years
    Alamena
    Scotstown
    Co Monaghan
    11/8/38
    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
    Patrick Caulfield
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghanameena, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Rose Caulfield
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Aghanameena, Co. Monaghan