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School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

Location:
Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 117

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    1. In the early days people were married at home but later on went to Church. Then, later on the journey home the couple travelled in a cover-car, drawn by two horses while the wedding-guests rode on horse-back and raced to the bride's house. People put ropes across the road and demanded money.
    2 The girls used to dress in bonnets and flannel - dress dyed in bog-wood. These dresses were very narrow-boddied and whooped - skirts. In these skirts a snow-drop twig made a whoop and was sewn in a fold. This dress of skirt was called "the Grecian Bond" All ladies ware "clastie [?] shoes
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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
    Nellie Kearney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scartaglin, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Brosnan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullaghmarky, Co. Kerry