School: Corlatty Carroll
- Location:
- Corlattycarroll, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Jas. Maguire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1014, Page 172
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- (continued from previous page)bargain concerning the dowry. The dowry is given to the bridegroom by the bride's father. It always consists of money and this money is called a 'fortune'. No old people ever remember marriages taking place in the houses. A marriage feast is generally always given in the bride's house and a great many neighbours and friends attend it. When the bridegroom takes his bride to his own house a crowd of young boys gather together and they cover their heads, their faces, and their shoulders with straw. When they reach the house they sing and dance. Then the bridegroom either gives them whiskey or porter or sometimes when he had no drink for them he gives them money. When they get the money they go to the nearest public house and spend it there. Long ago the people went to marriages on horse back. When the marriage was over the men raced to the bride's house on horse(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hugh Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- John Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Killan, Co. Cavan
