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School: Cor na Marbh (roll number 10222)

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Cornamarve, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eibhlín (Ní) Irbhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 057

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    and bring her to the chappel, and the who wished to marry her would go in frond and would open the gaps. Another old custom the race from the church to the grooms house. Two horses were chosen one belonging to the groom and the other to the bridegroom, and two men would ride these.
    Immediately the marriage ceremony was over the race started for the grooms house. The man who rode the winning horse, would get a bottle of whiskey.
    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
    Informant
    Robert Manson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killarga, Co. Leitrim