School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 312
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- (continued from previous page)who would be getting married would go to the fair with a black thorn stick making their childrens matches. The children wouldnt know anything about the marriage until the person with whom the match is made comes to the house.
A great lot of whiskey used to be drunk at the wedding. No straw boys used to be at the weddings long ago. Pipers used to come to play for the dancers.
- In olden times the marriage used to be carried out in the brides house and afterwards there was a big wedding ;- dancing and singing of Irish songs.
The bridegroom would bring the bride to his own house behind him on a horse and saddle Then all(continues on next page) - Collector
- Gerry Rynne
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Neylon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 61
- Address
- Knockloskeraun, Co. Clare
