School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 10_013

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 10_013

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  1. It is right to throw a grain of salt down the brides back.
    It isent right for the bride to cut the wedding cake.
    It isent right for the bride to visit her own house for a month after being married.
    Long ago the people used light bon-fires as far as the brides house the day of her marriage.
    When the bride is going to the church to get married a married woman should accompany her.
    When the bride is getting
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gretta St George
    Gender
    Female