School: Kilmacanogue, Bray
- Location:
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chuinneáin
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- (continued from previous page)who lived in Bray. This Roberts was a well known fiddler. At that time there was a branch of the Gaelic League in Kilmacanogue and Harman always gave an exhibition of his dancing at their concerts.
- One time a man lived in Bray who was a great fiddler. He was called "Tom the Fiddler". He had no legs but he went from house to house in a box which was made for him. It was drawn by a donkey.
- Collector
- Nellie O' Toole
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mrs O' Toole
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- There is a lime-kille in Mr John Donnelly's field. It is about one hundred years ago since there was lime burnt in it. The lime pebbles were picket out of a sand bank and were put in with colm and burnt.
- Collector
- Nellie O' Toole
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mrs O' Toole
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- The only local marriage custom that was practised here and which died out over thirty years ago was the blowing of horns. About a dozen or more of the male population was the usual number indulged in this quaint custom on the wedding night. The horns used at this were of a variety, some being old cow horns which emitted a mournful howl and which seemed to be out of harmony with the gaeity of the occasion. Others were rubber tubes with wooden sounding bells and emitted a fearful screech and again beer bottles with the bottoms knocked out of them.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie O' Toole
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mrs O' Toole
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow