School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 131

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    at them for luck. An old shoe is tied to their car and this is said to be for good luck also. The married couple go in the same car to their house after being married. Then that night a wedding feast is held and men come "sapping" from other places. These men are dressed so that they would not be known. They have masks on their faces and their coats turned inside out. At some weddings they may be treated kindly and at others they might be kept out. These men get drink and other things and they sing and dance for this. At some marriages people "rope" the married couple. They put a rope across the road and stop the car in which they are travelling and get money.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynagare, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Ms Kate Lovett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry