School: Achadh Eóchaille, Inis Céin (roll number 10243)
- Location:
- Aghyohil Beg, Co. Cork
- Teacher: C. Ó Ríordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0312, Page 149
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- Long ago in country districts marriages were arranged by a local man known as a matchmaker (spéicéar). When he knew of a couple that he thought would be suitable he approached both parties and made arrangments for a meeting. This meeting usually took place on a fair or market day. If they agreed the wedding was fixed for a certain day.
Friends and relatives of both parties were invited and they drove to the chapel in side-cars and some of them rode on horse-back. The wedding party was usually held in the bride's house and it was a day and a night of drinking and dancing and feasting. Sometimes the bride stayed in her own home for a couple of days. Then there was another party on the day the bride went to her new home. This was called "The Hauling Home".
- Collector
- Con Cahalane
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Daniel Cahalane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghyohil Beg, Co. Cork
