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School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

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Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 07_017

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    The bride must wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. When the bride goes home, there is an old woman inside the door. She fires a load after the bride so that she will never be short of bread. When the couple are married they come out of the church together. The people tie an old
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Crios Ní Coingeallaig
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Caherpeak East, Co. Galway