School: Robinstown (roll number 9039)
- Location:
- Robinstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Teresa Coyne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 413
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- It is well that some customs are not common. In the year 1906.
I was a guest at a friend's marriage the first in this country. About eight o'clock there were about twenty relatives and friends dancing.
About nine o'clock I heard a noise which I thought was thunder - no it was only sticks and stones being thrown outside the house to make noise.
I asked the question "what is it for." No one seemed to know - "booing" hornblowing continued all night. It could scarcely be heard inside owing to the music and dancing - but on the following evening the same noise commenced. I was but a stranger - perhaps I did not realise the importance of it, but why was allowed in a Christian Country when it annoyed and almost brought murder in its train I could not understand
So annoyed were the relatives of the bride that one unarmed went out amongst the crowd to find out exacty who was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Corley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
