School: Scairt (C.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4127)
- Location:
- Scart, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs R. Eager
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 323
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- (continued from previous page)and if a boy was going into a girl's farm he got money and stock as well.
The groom used to go to the house of the intended bride and bring some friends with him. The bride's people would supply drink. They would all make merry and the match would be fixed up. Both partied would go to a solicitor to make the final arrangements.
Saturdays and the month of July were thought unlucky. They generally used to throw an old shoe and rice after them. The custom of wearables is,
Something old,
Something new,
Something borrowed,
Something blue.
Tinkers used to congregate outside the Chapel gate to get money.
- Collector
- Séamus Mac Cárthaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Mr Dennis Mac Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
