School: Gortnasilla (roll number 15133)
- Location:
- Gortnasillagh East, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Mc Loughlin
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- (continued from previous page)and faces completely so they were not known except by their captain and sergeant. These were two men who were chosen to lead and control them in the wedding house. The straw-boys were called to dance by numbers. A certain number was put on each pair.
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- Collector
- Philomena Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Camalt, Co. Leitrim