School: Beacán (C.)
- Location:
- Bekan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 267
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- (continued from previous page)baskets and chairs out of rods and they also make little tables, while the women make lace of many kinds.
At night they can be seen sitting round a large blazing fire with their legs crossed.
They go around the country in caravans and the women have baskets full of delph, combs, mirrors, pictures and jewellery.
The story-teller was a welcome guest in the country houses. The old men and women used to gather together in some house to hear him tell some funny stories. If a musician came both young and old would gather in to the(continues on next page)
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- Kitty Lyons
- Gender
- Female
