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School: Sráid na Trágha, Tralee (roll number 12356)

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Strand Street, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0439, Page 246

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    inside out and paint their faces and get sticks and go to to the wedding. They were called sub-subs. They used to ask the bride to dance or ask the young girls at the wedding to dance. They used to get three drinks a man and then go home. Long ago the bride used to go on horse back with husband but not now.
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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
    Mossey Kerrins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tralee, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Margaret O' Halloran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tralee, Co. Kerry