School: Kilmacanogue, Bray

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1. Good Dancer (continued)

   

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   who lived in Bray. This Roberts was a well known fiddler. At that time there was a branch of the Gaelic League in Kilmacanogue and Harman always gave an exhibition of his dancing at their concerts.

   

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2. Good Fiddlers

   

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   One time a man lived in Bray who was a great fiddler. He was called "Tom the Fiddler". He had no legs but he went from house to house in a box which was made for him. It was drawn by a donkey.

   

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3. Lime-Kilns

   

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   There is a lime-kille in Mr John Donnelly's field. It is about one hundred years ago since there was lime burnt in it. The lime pebbles were picket out of a sand bank and were put in with colm and burnt.

   

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4. Local Marriage Customs

   

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   The only local marriage custom that was practised here and which died out over thirty years ago was the blowing of horns. About a dozen or more of the male population was the usual number indulged in this quaint custom on the wedding night. The horns used at this were of a variety, some being old cow horns which emitted a mournful howl and which seemed to be out of harmony with the gaeity of the occasion. Others were rubber tubes with wooden sounding bells and emitted a fearful screech and again beer bottles with the bottoms knocked out of them.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. marriage (~4,283)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nellie O' Toole

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   12

   Address

   Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow

   Informant

   Mrs O' Toole

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow