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School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)

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Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Eugene Conway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 291

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    A long time ago when the people used go to America, a big dance would be given at their house or at a cross roads the evening before the person went off. The next day all the people of the district would gather at the Inny bridge and a band would play. After saying good-bye to everyone the person going off would have to be pulled away from his father and mother and put on the side car and held there. Then all the people companions and relatives and everybody would start to cry and moan.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Harry Flood
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford