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School: Corraslira

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Corraslira, Co. Roscommon
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Bean Uí Dhubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 074

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    a day and night.
    At night straw boys visit the house all dressed in green and white about five bands visit, each band has a captain. When they enter the captain calls for the bride and Bride-groom next for the Brides-maid and the grooms man with three of his comrades and he then gets a girl for each of the rest of his comrades and himself dances with the Bride.
    When they have done dancing the captain gives the order for his comrades to line up behind him and march out again. Every band behave the same as the former. They sometimes demand drink.
    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
    Cait Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drinaun, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Tom Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigeenagappul, Co. Roscommon