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School: Kilsaran (C.) (roll number 14208)

Location:
Kilsaran, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Nic Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0670, Page 061

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    day a feast is sometimes held in the bride's house.
    Straw boys dont visit the wedding feasts round here. But they visit them in the South and West.
    Whenever weddings are held in those parts the straw boys always visit them. They put straw round their waists and legs, and masks on their faces, and then they attend the wedding feast.
    They are never invited but all the guests love the straw boys to come.
    If a dance is held in honour of the marriage
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maedhbh Ní Dhonnabháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlebellingham, Co. Louth