School: Beanna (roll number 9524/5)
- Location:
- Banna West, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Cearbhaill
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- (continued from previous page)would be getting married they would leap the budget and they would be married then.
- In olden times marriage customs were different to what they are now. When the match was made and the wedding day appointed both parties were to meet at the bride's house.
Common cars and saddle horses were the chief converyance those years. There would be about thirty saddle horses. The saddle horses should head the wedding The bridegroom and bride came second and lastly came the common cars.
About a mile from the house they would have a race and then the best horse would be known. - Collector
- Hannah Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Banna West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mr Maurice Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 61
- Address
- Banna West, Co. Kerry
