School: Gortnasilla (roll number 15133)

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1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

   

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   married. Then they go to the girl's house and have a great time.

   

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2. Local Marriage Customs and Strawboys

   

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   All parties invited to the wedding used to go to the chapel where the marriage was celebrated. If the bride's house was not far from the chapel they walked and it was generally the custom that music should be played before them. after leaving the chapel they used to go to the nearest town and have refreshment there. In the evening they came to the girl's house and held a great feast. During the night straw-boys came in- a coming which was thought very lucky in the olden days. The reason why they were called straw-boys was of the straw hats they wore. These hats covered their heads

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. marriage (~4,283)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mick Harkin

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   James Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   79

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Treannadullagh, Co. Leitrim