School: Bilboa (B.) (roll number 15692)
- Location:
- Bilboa, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seán Ó Heidhin
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- (continued from previous page)visit the wedding. Straw-boys were not invited to the wedding. Their heads and arms were tied with straw súgáns. They usually visited the houses at night and were invited in by the "Fean a-tighe". They got plenty to eat and drink, they took part in the dancing and after a few hours they went home.Person from whom I received story - Thomas Power
Approximate Age - Sixty Four years
Address - Bilboa, Cappamore
How long residing here - thirty yearsPaddy Power - In ancient days people were very skillful. They learned to make things which are used in every day life. The people sheared the wool of the sheep and spinned it with a spinning wheel. There it was handed over to the weaver who weaved it with his hand loom. Then the wool was dyed in different colours. The Irish name for a weaver is Figheadóir, the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Power
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Power
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 64
- Address
- Bilboa, Co. Limerick