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School: Kilderry

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Keelderry, Co. Cavan
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Áine Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 223

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    Long ago when the Bride and Bride-groom came home from the drive around the country the people came whom they had invited and ate their supper and drank porter. About twelve o Clock in the night a crowd of the young boys called "Bandbeggars" dressed themselves in straw and came to the house and cheered and asked porter and the man that was distributing the porter gave them some
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardleny, Co. Cavan