School: Fermoyle, Lanesboro (roll number 13321)
- Location:
- Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 219
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- (continued from previous page)wedding-feast for whiskey and porter. They used to come in and dance with the guests. Then they went when they got drunk.
When the bride was a month in her new house she returned to her old home (she) and stayed or a few days. Then on a Friday she went back to her husband's home and brought all her linens. This home coming is called "flitting", "hauling-home" or the "bringing home of the wife."
- The people of the present day do not remember marriages held in the houses.
Long ago in the pagan times before the year 432, when people would want to get married they would jump a beesom in their own houses and then they were married, because there were no churches.
Long ago when they were married the bride-groom would send a friend down to(continues on next page) - Collector
- Frances Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Bleanavoher, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Hanly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Bleanavoher, Co. Longford
