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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 22_010

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    Weddings and Marriages
    When people are getting married they have a great big wedding in the night.
    They invite all their friends and all their nearest neighbours to the wedding.
    There is a rule at some weddings that straw boys comes. First they all dress up in a big straw suit so that they won't be known by the people of the house.
    They make big hats of straw and puts the
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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
    Patrick Kilcoyne
    Gender
    Male