School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)bride-groom to hold her hand while she cuts the cake. It is usual to have a dance in the bride's house. But lately some of the pairs immediately go for their honey-moon.
If there is a dance it is usual for "fools" to be at it and it is custom for horns to be blown.
- In our locality people have marriage as the following:
The man goes from his own house to the chapel and the girl goes from her own house. The man and his people usually have one moter car or more and the girl and her people usually have a moter car or more.
When they are married and coming out of the church there are usually poor people and beggars out side the door asking for alms.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Stasia Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haystown, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs J. Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Haystown, Co. Wexford
