School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)
- Location:
- Kealid, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 201
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- Long ago the usual time people got married in this parish, was Shrove. They used to make matches. There was a man in every district called a matchmaker, for making matches. When the bridegroom had a farm, the bride generally brought in money as a fortune to him. After the wedding the married couple used to come home, usually on horseback, they were accompanied by saddle-horses, and this was called a "drag". After coming home they ate the dinner, and the wedding cake, and a rost turkey or goose. Then the wedding feast started and lasted a day and a night.
Sappers: -
The night the "Sappers" came in disguise, and were dressed in cotton suits. They danced all night.
Roping: - Coming from the marriage the parties were roped on the road, that is a rope was put across the road, held by two men, and they would not let the parties pass unless they got some money from them.
- Collector
- William Finucane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Informant
- William Finucane
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Lissaniska, Co. Kerry
