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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 409

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    "straw-boys" used to gather together and then come to the wedding. They created great fun at the wedding.
    They used to get the groom and put him on a chair and then lift him up high over their heads, and after leaving him down they used to get the bride and do the same with her.
    People in those days would not get married on a Monday because it was the beginning of the week, and that it was not lucky. They would not get married on a Saturday because they believed that anything that was done on Saturday was never finished.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas O' Hara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo