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School: An Chlais Mhór, Eóchaill (roll number 2889)

Location:
Clashmore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Liam Suipéal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0640, Page 407

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    Long ago weddings were very plentiful. It is said that when people were going to any wedding around here that they used to be on horse-back and after the marriage they used to go racing from the chapel gate to Clashmore Bridge. Any rich person who has a son or daughter to get married gives a fortune for the one who gets married. Long ago people used to have an all night's dance in the home of the bride and some boys would dress themselves up as strawboys and go to the dance and stay dancing all night.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Chriss Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyheeny, Co. Waterford