School: Beacán (C.)
- Location:
- Bekan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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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(continues on next page)- Collector
- Imelda Tarney
- Gender
- Female