School: Gráinseach, Cill Mocheallóg (roll number 9970)
- Location:
- Grange, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Loínsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0516, Page 295
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- (continued from previous page)air after the ceremony. After the ceremony, the newly married pair and all their friends and relations would go to the brides house for breakfast. Then they would spend hte early hours of the morning drinking and dancing and singing. Mr. John Dooley (Farmer), Grange, KilmallockRice or an old shoe used to be thrown after the newly married pair to bring them good luck. Patrick Fitzgerald, Gaol Warden, Grange, KilmallockIn West Cork - Millstreet - Macroom - people who were not invited to the feast used to come to the house where the dance used to be held - not to get money as is hte case still in Co. Leitrim but to get drink and generally porter; and in order that they would not be, know they used to dress themselves as 'strawmen'. i.e. they used to put on straw in the shape of a sheaf with two binders, one above the head and the other(continues on next page)
