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School: Caisleán Nua (C) (roll number 15772)

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Newcastle, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 147

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  1. Marriages of Long Ago

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    Long ago, the Irish people had "pisreoga" about marriages. Shrove time they thought was the luckiest time to get married.There were no motors that time. The married couple had to go on horseback. The man sat in front and the woman behind. There used to be ribbons tied to the horses tail, and flowers used to be tied to her mane. As a dowry the girl got clothes. The night of the wedding fires were lighted at the cross-roads. As the couple passed the boys used to hold up the furze sparkling and blazing as they were to welcome the newly married pair.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Toorkeel, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John O' Donnell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Toorkeel, Co. Galway