School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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- Practically all marriages in this district are celebrated in Shrove. Shrove Tuesday is the last day of Shrove and formerly the greater number of marriages taking place in Shrove were celebrated on that day. The marriages usually took place between three and five o'clock in the evening, and before the advent of motor cars as many as thirty side-cars and horse traps as well as sometimes about nine or ten saddle horses escorted the bride and bridegroom to the church. A feast was then given in the bride's house. The standard of excellence of the feast was guaged by the number of "half-tierces" of porter they had.
In Ballydehob previous to 1914 Shrove Tuesday was celebrated with fire-works. The "crackers were made with quarry powder ignited with fuse. Cartridges were also emptied and the powder used. The powder and fuse were wrapped with strong brown paper and bound firmly. The tighter the binding the louder the explosion. Lead got from tea-chests was put round the cracker so that it could be thrown a good distance. Sometimes the crackers were thrown into houses. I have also seen(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frances Roycroft
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Roycroft
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork
