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School: Ceis (roll number 15342)

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Kesh, Co. Sligo
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Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 427

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    losses, Friday unlucky. Having paid due regard to this, on the day of the marriage the young man arrived at the bride's home with ten or twelve men on jaunting cars.
    Boys were accustomed to dress up tying straw around their waists. For that reason they were called "straw-boys."
    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
    Maureen Benson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmaclenany, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Patrick Benson
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowmaclenany, Co. Sligo