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School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 04_017

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    ribs of horsehair and stick (it) them in the glew to make a mousetash. One of the straw boys dresses in a woman's clothes and when the other boys are drinking porter one of them asks some gine for his wife
    Long ago on St. Brigid's Night people used make crosses of rushes and put them behind the rafters.
    It is said that it is not right to bathe on Whit Sunday or the week that follows. They say you would be drowned in four feet of water. On May day people throw May flowers on the door step. If you wash your face in the dew on May Morning it is supposed that
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female