School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 01_024
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- (continued from previous page)is also considered unlucky.
It used to be the custom for the boys and girls who were on the "look out" to dress up and go to the markets and local gathering during Shrove. The younger members were never allowed go about much until the elder ones were disposed of. Anyone who did not "get off" before Shrove was salted for next year. This custom has died out here now.
Matches are still made and money is almost always given as a dowry. It is considered lucky to give in a cow with the dowry.
Up to about forty years ago the people from Tavanagh in parish of Straide went the the chapel of Straid on horse-back to be married. Coming home they raced and whoever won got a quart of whiskey to divide.
They were always careful to admit the bride first to the house as it was considered unlucky for anyone to enter before her.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary A. O' Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patsy Ausboro
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
