School: Coillte Críotáin
- Location:
- Erris, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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- (continued from previous page)be allowed in until they would dance two "half-sets". He let them in and when they got in the "Captain" and the "wife" came in first and the captain had a black cap on him. They danced two "halfsets" and a set of "Lancers". The captain took the bride and the captain's wife (as I may say) took the groom and the other twelve danced also. The man of the house asked would they take any wine or anything, but thanking him they refused and went away.
It is said if you marry in yellow you will be ashamed of the fellow.- Collector
- Christina Toman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brislagh, Co. Roscommon