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School: Beacán (C.)

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Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 255

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    have the dinner, generally a big pot of cabbage, and potatoes, and bacon and after that they would have tea.
    All the friends were invited to the wedding and there was generally a great feast, weddings are also made now a days.
    At night also they had dancing, and singing, and music, and all sorts of amusements. Then the straw boys or whalpers used to gather in, they were dressed in straw, and a note on their hand and on it written "A gallon of stout is my demand and if not given without delay we will steal your
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Tarney
    Gender
    Female