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School: Brosna (C.) (roll number 13019)

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Brosna, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhúnaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 442

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    straw-boys always went to the house, they always wore a mask of some kind, and dressed like the wren-boys. They danced and sang and drank and often fought.
    Long ago the wedding procession, which was called a drag, consisted of a coveerd car, sidecars and saddlehorses and often the bride rode on the horse behind her husband, that was called riding "Culóg."
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norra Leahy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Michael Leahy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Tooreennablauha, Co. Kerry