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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

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Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 411

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    In this neighbourhood it is a custom for a wedding feast to be held when people get married. "Straw boys" always enter the house where the wedding is held. Their dress and hats are made of straw. They dance and play music in the house where the wedding is held. In dancing they always pay attention to the bride. The wedding feast lasts about twelve hours. In olden time, there used to be a procession home to the bride's house from the church. The bride used to stay with her father and mother for a week, and then she used to go to her new home. This custom has died out in this district for the last thirty years or so.
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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
    John James Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon