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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

Location:
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Ceit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0272, Page 085

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    have straw boys at a wedding.
    Bonfires were lit at bye roads and corners. Before the people got side cars they went on horse back. The man carried his wife behind him. This was called pillion riding.
    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
    Norah Colohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Birch Grove, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Colohan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birch Grove, Co. Roscommon