School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 306

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  1. Patrick Stack (60) of Gurtcreen, Lestowel told me how the people used to get married long ago. The priest used to go to the house to marry the two persons. He used to stop there all day and eat his dinner. He used go to his Chapel again on a saddle horse. They were no main roads that time only a few. They were only old by-roads. The boy and the girl used to go to the Chapel on a saddle horse. The girl used to sit behind the boy on the horse. Then they used to have a wedding and soppers used to be there and they used to be dressed
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Driscoll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandganniv North, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Patrick Stack
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Gortcurreen, Co. Kerry