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School: Sraithíní (roll number 17145)

Location:
Sraheens, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ní Dhuinnshleibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121B, Page 01_053

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    potatoes. The other meal about six o'clock in the morning of tea, bread, butter, or jam. Neighbours and relations are invited to the wedding and they sing and dance and drink porter and whiskey all night. During the night the straw boys come, so called because they wear straw and false faces they ask for refreshments and have to have a dance with the bride. They always got drink and then went away satisfied. About forty or fifty years ago the people went on horseback to weddings the women sitting on seats called pillions behind the men. It is said that it is lucky for the bride to send some clothes or someperson belonging to her. to her new home
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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
    Rita Padden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntleva, Co. Mayo