School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)
- Location:
- Ráth Chairn, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 288
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- (continued from previous page)old people remember marriages taking place in the houses. People don't usually get married during lent because if they marry during lent they won't get a Nuptial Mass. On the marriage - day a wedding feast is held. The bride and bride - groom go to some other part of the country for a while. It is called a honey - moon. Each neighbour gives the pair that's getting married some little present the way they will remember them. Some of the girls wear white and others blue. When a Protestant boy or girl is getting married they will get married in the vestry, because a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- B. Cusack
- Informant
- John Cusack
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 45
- Address
- Baile Mhistéil, Co. na Mí
