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School: Ballinagh (C.)

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Bellananagh, Co. Cavan
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M. Ní Chonchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0990, Page 145

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    to their new home.
    Another old custom was to hang a shoe to the back of the motor car with a very fine thread, and if the shoe was missing when they reached the house, it was said that the Bride and Groom would soon depart.
    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
    Isabella Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 75
    Address
    Bellananagh, Co. Cavan