School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Lighin
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- Marriages take place locally during Shrove-tide and Easter tide.May and August, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are thought unlucky for marriages. Matches are made in our district. Money is given as dowry in most cases. Stock or goods were given years ago. People remember marriages to have taken place in the houses. The people used to race against each other on the way home. Wives used to sit on pillions with husbands about 70 years ago. A wedding feast is heald in most cases. Confetti is thrown on the bride and bridegroom, and an old shoe is tied on to the car. The wedding feast is usually held in the brides home. Sometimes a party is given to the friends in the bride's new home.
- Collector
- Frankie Coughlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Matthew Coughlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
