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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 02_013

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    had a feast and a wedding. They invited the people of the village and had a big supper and dancing and singing until morning. A crowd of boys of the village who were not invited to the party dressed themselves with old clothes and a high straw hat and tied straw ropes round their trousers at their knees went to the house and went in and danced with the bride and sung songs. The man of the house gave them porter or whiskey and they went home.
    The marriage would not be lucky if some thing was not broken. They broke a cup or a class.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo