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School: Balrath (1) (roll number 9770)

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Balrath, Co. Westmeath
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C. Ní Pharthaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 353

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    Long ago there used to be a dance at the cross-roads of Ballymanus in the Parish of Castlepollard, Co West Meath. There used to be a great crowd of boys and girls and even old men and women. The girls would have themselves all painted and big dance frocks down to the ground and hoops in the bottom of them.
    Most of the country girls used to wear big white aprons and they would be a whole week doing them up. They used to have Irish bag-pipes and fiddles playing. They would not dance anything but Irish dances - mostly sets, quadrilles and reels.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Fagan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foyran, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Fagan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Foyran, Co. Westmeath