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School: An Clochar, Banada (roll number 11887)

Location:
Banada, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
An tSr M. de Lellis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0173, Page 145

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    would take their children. After the marriage the bride or bridegroom went to the bride's house for breakfast, and ate potatoe-cakes, eggs, bacon, "boxty" and oatmeal cakes. They danced and sang until dinner time. For dinner they got potatoes, cabbage and a boiled goose and some bacon. There was an all night dance with plenty poteen got from a well known poteen-maker Jim Tayne, who is now dead. In the morning came the "Hawling Home". The bride and bridegroom rode a white mule and the landlord headed the procession and followed them home. The bride sat inside the door of the house
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Banada, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mathew Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Banada, Co. Sligo