School: Tighmhanach (roll number 15715)
- Location:
- Tigh Mhanach, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Mrs E. Jordan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 370
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- (continued from previous page)Long ago it was a custom for boys to go around the streets and any one they would meet that should have got married in Shrove they would throw a rope, which would be made into a loop, around them. Then they would pull the person through the streets. But that custom is not practised now because very often the person it was done to might be hurt and led to a law suit.
All persons that are sad on "Puss Sunday" are said to be sorry because they did not get married.
- There is a fort not very far from here. A house is built near it. Two men were repairing the roof of the house. They had a quarrel about something(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Mullany
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tigh Mhanach, Co. Ros Comáin
