School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 119
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- (continued from previous page)young six-months calf.Straw-boys used to visit the houses on wedding-days. They wore straw hats and straw round their shoes and trousers. They had hairy-ned (thin hairy ropes) ropes wrapped round their jackets. They had a false face on them. One would go into the house first and shake hands with the bride and say "A happy hour till you and good luck."Then the rest would go in and give the groom tin rings and the groom would give them four pence each. There were six of them altogether. Then they would dance for a while. After that they would get a penny from every man in the house. They would go home then with the money.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Liscumasky, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- James Kierans
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Corleck, Co. Monaghan
