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April 30, 2012 – 10:01 pm | 2 Comments

The Straw Treasury in Zengövárkony (Hungary) is 10 years old!
“Culture cannot be inherited. The culture of our ancestors soon vanishes unless each generation obtains it for themselves” - Kodály Zoltán
In the spring of 2002 a unique …

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Strawboys at Irish Weddings

April 30, 2012 – 7:55 pm | 2 Comments
Strawboy 1952 Boyle

Rosaleen Fallon in her book, “A County Roscommon Wedding, 1892: The marriage of John Hughes and Mary Gavin” explores the customs connected to rural weddings of Ireland.  According to Fallon in this time period more …