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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 217

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    When the bride would be coming in the door, they would break an oaten cake over her head. It was wrong to meet another wedding party or to pass a grave yard. The women used to sit behind the men on horse back.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Cannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lenareagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Ned Connaughton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Address
    Temple, Co. Galway