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School: Carra

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Carha, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Tonra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 436

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    or refreshments.
    They were dressed up in such manner that they could not be known. Therefore they did not mind what thay did.
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  2. Strawboys

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    Up till fifty years ago when there would be a wedding in the place, all the young men of the place would dress in fancy dress, very often in women's dress. They would make big high hats of straw for their heads and belts of straw for their knees. They all met at a certain place and made one of them captain. They all had to do what ever the captain said. The captain gave them all numbers and after that they went by their numbers. When they would get into the house they would dance all night with the young ladies. They would stay there a good while of the night.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly Richards
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pat Richards
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Emlymoran, Co. Sligo