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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 527

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    bring them to the Chapel stall. In the wake house when all the boys and girls are gathered in. They used to play (all the boys and girls were gathered in.) all sorts of tricks. Such as making stacks.
    If a boy and a girl were great a few of the fellows would make a stack for them. They would twist a bit of straw in the form of a stack and then they would ask. "Who built this stack"?
    Another boy would shout out his name. "Who was giving up to him?" Such a girl naming her. "It's her that was able to give up to him". "They made a good job of it." "Where was it built?" In such a place.
    Long ago they used to sing on their turns at wakes. Another game they used to play. One man would go around and gather up all
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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. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peg O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John O' Reilly
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo