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School: Caiseal (roll number 16085)

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Cashel, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Mághnuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 258

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    to be singing and dancing, In the middle of the night a knock used to be heard at the door. Then a shou(t) used to be heard “The strawboys are outside.”
    The man of the house used to open the door and the strawboys used to go into the house. There used to be a note handed to the man of the house demanding drink of him. He used to give them drink and then they used to sing and dance for him all night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryronan, Co. Mayo