School: Coill Bheithne, Baile Mhistéala (roll number 11286)
- Location:
- Kilbeheny, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 542
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- The usual time for Marriage is shrove but people get married at other times as well. A few years ago when people were getting married the bride's people went to the bridegroom's house to see the property and to settle fortune. Then the bridegroom went to the bride's house to see her and (to) they had a party.
On the morning of the wedding the bridegroom went to the bride's house for her and they had breakfast there. They went to he chapel to be married. The bridegroom went in the first car and the bride in the last. After they being married the two of them came home together in the first car and they went to the bridegroom's house for dinner. The Bride didn't go into the Bridegroom's house until her clothes went in before her. The danced and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridget Coffey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Garryvurragha, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Michael Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Garryvurragha, Co. Limerick
