School: Cnoc Breac
- Location:
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Teacher: M. Ó Maoldúin
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- (continued from previous page)in the house that night. They would not go on any honeymoon like they do now.
They used to spend the money on a barrel of porter. They would invite the neighbours in and give them porter and whiskey around at the dance. When the dance would be in full swing the straw-boys would come in in old rags and they would also get plenty to eat and drink.
The bridegroom and bride would spend the rest of the month waiting their friends and they would have another dance at their friends house. When they would be a month(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret Donohoe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Thomas Melody
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Corrabaun, Co. Galway