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School: Eaglais

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Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 294

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  1. The Dragging at the Weddings

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    At weddings long ago they used to have a dragging. This means people used to go on horse-back after the car in which the bride and bridegroom were. There used to be a race to see who would reach the wedding house first. Each man would have a woman behind him on the horse. The first pair to reach the house would tap the barrel and they would get two drinks extra.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Ardvarney, Co. Mayo