School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 07_002

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    About sixty years ago people used to come home on horse-back after being married. Then all the horses used to be racing home trying to be the first. It's not long since the people used to have eighteen or nineteen side-cars at their marriages. The people used to call it the drag. All the young people would be watching and waiting until the drag would pass by. They used to go up on hills and burn whins and have straw for burning. When they would see the drag passing by they would cheer and shout and put up their handkerchiefs in the air. Some used to have fires at cross-roads for the purpose of frightening the horses and then
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Bridget Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    Over 80
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo