School: Tamhnach, Inis

Location:
Toonagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Gordún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 161

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 161

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    the motor for luck too. The newly married couple usually have a wedding on that night. Straw boys come on that night and they all dressed in straw and their faces covered. They all have big sticks and one of them has a board with "no drink" written on it. They dance all night with every girl that is there and the bride.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary T. Leahy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Erinagh Beg, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Josephine Leahy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Erinagh Beg, Co. Clare