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School: Caimthír (Camphire), Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 15129)

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Camphire, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Nóra Bean Uí Chradóig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0636, Page 379

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    a party at the bride's house, a wedding breakfast, dancing and singing. Throwing rice or old shoes at the bride and bridegroom is believed to be lucky. Strawboys used usually attend wedding nights dressed in rags and sugawns to disguise themselves. They were entertained to all refreshments. They sang and danced amongst the wedding crowd.
    They used to go to the wedding on horses and then against each other race on the way home and sometimes used to cross rivers. The wives used to sit behind their husbands on the horses sitting on a pillion which was tied to the horse.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Núnáin
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Camphire, Co. Waterford