School: Moynalty (B.)
- Location:
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Uillford Ó Maoilmhichil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0705, Page 322
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- (continued from previous page)the dancer's feet as they kept time to the lively jigs, Reels and Hornpipes played in good old traditional style on flute, fiddle or Accordion or Irish pipes.
Songs and Recitations were rendered in traditional style during intervals, and "Uisce beatha" and other refreshments, helped to keep the flame of jollity alive until the early hours of the morning. Then as the cocks began to proclaim another day, farewells were taken and guests departed to their different homes, offering a prayer as they left that God would help and lead aright the newly-weds on their journey through life.
- Collector
- Willford Melville
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
