School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)
- Location:
- Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 259
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- It is a custom for the people to throw an old shoe after the wedding party car. Rice is also thrown on them.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Munn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Caltragh, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Munn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Caltragh, Co. Sligo
- It is a custom for a male member of the family to go to a piece of the road and meet the cars on his return so as to leave luck to the marriage party. Straw boys visit the house at night dressed in(continues on next page)
