School: Cnapach
- Location:
- Knappagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Hionruaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 099
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- (continued from previous page)It was costume that when they were leaving to go to the chapel an old boot would be thrown after them. Today they hire a car for the wedding day and for the following Sunday. Straw boys are rarely heard of either When the straw boys would go to the house it was a costume for them to dance the bride and behave them-selves. Today if they went to a wedding it would be to cause annoyance and not to behave themselves.
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- Kate Mc Gorry
- Gender
- Female