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School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)

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Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 106

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  1. Hidden Treasure

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
        2. agriculture (~2,659)
      2. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
    3. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    4. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    5. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomas Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Seumas Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath

  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    When a marriage took place they had a feast in their home. If the people that were married were well off a lot of men would dress themselves up in a straw or rushes. They knocked at the door of the married couple. If the people of the house did not let them in they burst the door in and the people would have to give them tea or beer. If they did not give anything they would break the windows and any delph they got hold of. If the police came on the scene the straw boys would run off till the guards went away. The straws would be out at night. When the guards went off the straw would come from their hiding place and pull gates of their hinges and throw them away.
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