School: Coiscéim (B.) (roll number 3886)
- Location:
- Kishkeam Lower, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Ceallacháin
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- Michael Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kishkeam Lower, Co. Cork
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- Denis Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Kishkeam Lower, Co. Cork
- A wedding feast is held on the wedding day at the boy's house. At night the strawboys come. They are all dressed up in straw and each one has a number. The strawboys are very well received by the people of the house an they behave well.
There is a captain over them and they have to obey him. When they enter the house they ask the bride to dance. After a while the captain orders certain numbers to dance. A wedding procession is held coming home from the chapel(continues on next page)
