School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- When the couple long ago would be married they would come home on horse-back. When they would come home they would have a great feast. Plenty whiskey and stout would be in for the feast. When the feast would be started awhile a crowd of straw-boys would come in. The captain would lead. When they would be coming in the door every one of them would get a glass of stout. Then they would march in with their big straw-hats as high as the moon and big sticks with them. Then someone would play the melodeon for them and then they would have a fine bock-set. When they would have the set finished(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin Kerrigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo