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School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

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Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0436

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    arrive home after the wedding would get a prize. Once two were hasting home after a wedding. They were going so fast going down a corner they were put in over the wall. The people that were looking on thought they were killed. But they escaped without being hurt.
    The people would never come home the same way as they would go. A crowd would go out to meet the wedding with torches and shouting welcome.
    In olden times a lot of strange men used to go to the weddings. The people used to have great welcome for them.
    Maureen McGrath, Kilgevrin
    Told by Patrick McGrath Kilgevrin
    Milltown Tuam Co Galway age: 58 yrs
    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
    Maureen Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway