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School: Scoil an Chlochair, Bunclody

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Bunclody, Co. Wexford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0892, Page 075

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  3. XML “Local Marriage Custom”
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  1. Local Marriage Custom (continued)

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    dance wih the "straw boys" ("Black men" they call them here) there is a curse laid on them. They are generally dressed in different costumes. Some dress as girls others as old men. They blacken their faces or wear masks. In the country parts surrounding Bunclody the father or mother of the girl makes the match.
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  2. Local Marriage Custom

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gorteen, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Phelim Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male