School: Kildavin, Ferns
- Location:
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 107
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- (continued from previous page)home. The husband and wife sat on the same horse going home.
Then there was a feast at the bride's house and people danced in the middle of the day and that night boys visited the house and they are called cailleachs or blackmen. They dressed in womens' clothes and covered their faces with vizors. They hide somethings such as cars and any handy outside tools. Horns were sometimes blown as an alarm or sign that the people were getting married
- Long ago the people generally got married at any time during the year except during Lent and Advent. It was the belief of some people that to get married in May was unlucky. They said bad luck was sure to follow if they married in that month, and they had it for a motto, "marry in May and you'll rue the day." It was generally on Tuesdays and Thursdays marriages took place.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumderry, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Kehoe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Drumderry, Co. Wexford
