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School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)

Location:
Kilmyshall, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
E. Mac Niocláis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0891, Page 142

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    In olden times it was the custom for the people to match make. When the party woild be getting married a bon-fire would be lighted on the morning of the wedding. Some of the people that get married go to a Hotel to get their breakfast. When they would come home there would be a great night with the black-men. A crowd a black men would gather together and start to go to the brides house. They would have a great night shouting, and dancing and singing. They would dance among themselves when they would be tired dancing they would take off their cloths off their faces and when they would be going to the house they would be shouting and wanting to know where the bridegroom was. There would be a lot of sport on the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Simon Furlong
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballyprecas, Co. Wexford