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School: Baile Mhodáin (roll number 12011)

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Bandon, Co. Cork
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Tomás Groves
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0314, Page 212

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    go for a drive. Then, they come back to the dinner. Other people go to a hotel for dinner, and afterwards go to some foreign country on their honeymoon.
    Beggars and poor-people usually come to the door begging on the wedding day.
    The bride usually wears a white frock on her wedding day; a white veil is also worn. The bridegroom wears a dark coloured suit of clothes, such as navy-blue.
    In olden days, the bride and bridegroom, used to ride the same house, when they were going anywhere, for months after the wedding.
    When the married couple are going out of the church, rice and confetti are thrown on them for good luck.
    Years ago marriage customs were entirely different from the customs nowadays. Everything has been changing from year to year, and will for years to come.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Teape
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghane, Co. Cork