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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)

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Dromore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0166, Page 271

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  1. A Marriage

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    Long ago, it was the couston to go on horse-back to marriages, and after the ceremony the guests on horse raced for 'the bottle.'
    About forty years ago, when Willie O'Hara of Killenduff was married to Miss O'Doherty from 'Bailecruic ; there was a great race for 'the bottle'. After the cermony, when the guests were all assembled outside the Easky Church the race began to the bride's house. The raced across fields and bogs and the people of the house were anxiously waiting for the winner to return. Tom Flynn won the quart of 'poteen.'
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    K. Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Dromore, Co. Sligo