School: Gaddyduff (roll number 16642)
- Location:
- Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: P. H. Kavanagh
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Big Nights and Songs of Long Ago (continued)
“Long ago big nights or dances were not the same as they are now.”
(continued from previous page)herself and buy scent and good clothing, but soon the wealth died out. The husband had to sell cow after cow. When he was selling the last cow he said I wish women could be sold like cows. Marry for love and work for richness. This a verse of a song that the man made giving his advise: Na búachaillí oga as na cailiní go dimhíl glacadh sibh an comhairle seo is na posaidh imbliadhain.- Collector
- Brian Devlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Altahalla, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mary Anne Devlin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Altahalla, Co. Donegal