School: Beárna Dhearg (B) (roll number 14633)
- Location:
- Barnaderg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Flaithrí Ó Súilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)on the top of a hill and it changed into a beautiful lady. The lady said that he must have great courage. The fairy presented him with a pot of gold and sent him home.(END)Told by Patrick Morrissey, age 60
- Marriages in the Old TimesIn the olden times the people had no lorries or trains or buses as we have now. The only vehicles they had were such as follows:- side-cars ad horse-back. In these times the people used to go to the girl's house on horse-back. The man that was to get married would carry the girl behind him on the horse. After the marriage they'd set a race, then who'sever horse would reach the house first would win. The people that were not asked to the wedding would dress up in straw. They are called the straw men. They'd go up to the house where the wedding is held. Then they'd get a (Continued on the overleaf)(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barnaderg, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Kate Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barnaderg, Co. Galway