School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

Location:
Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 03_015

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 03_015

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  1. The old people have a lot of old customs when people are getting married. Those are some of them. The bride must ware something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. They tie an old shoe at the back of the car when they are going to the church for luck. When the bride goes to the house an old woman sits inside the door and she throws a loaf of bread after her so
    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
    Máire Ní Donnchadha
    Gender
    Female