School: Cnoc an Éin, Cuinche
- Location:
- Knockanean, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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- The people used get married in Shrove. There used be piseógs about marriages. One of them was. The man would make a bottle of punch for the girl he was marrying. And the best man should give the same to the man.The man and the girl always rode home on horse-back.On their way home the people threw flour and feathers at them for luck.
- Collector
- Philomena Brooks
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creggaun, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Joe Brooks
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Creggaun, Co. Clare
- 4 "Marriages " Shrove Tuesday they used to get married.The matches used to be made a few days before the marriage.Matches are made even yet.The bride used to get stock or else a fortune when she was getting married .The night of the wedding the straw- boys used to come in and dance with the bride.The straw-boys were dressed in straw.When the bride and bride-groom were coming from the marriage flour was(continues on next page)
