School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)
- Location:
- Kilmyshall, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: E. Mac Niocláis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0891, Page 137
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- 137In olden times it was the custom of the country that the brides mother should have a dance for the two that were getting married. The night of the dance a crowd of young fellows would dress up in black clothes and white cloths on their faces and go to the brides house. It was also a custom that the Bride and Bride-groom would meet at the Chapel on the morning of the marriage.
Then they would come to the bride's house and get their breakfast.
In the of May it was a custom that nobody would get married because the old people said it was unlucky and that it was unlucky to get married on a Monday or a Saturday. When the bride was going to get married her mother would give her a present of sheep or(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Slye
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Matthew Tyrrell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Rossard, Co. Wexford
