School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 22_023
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- 1. Long ago all marriages were held in the evening. The Bride and Groom would walk down the road first and a twenty couples followed them. Then they would go down to the Church and get married. After the marriage they would go down to a public house.
Then they would get a fiddler and they would dance and drink until mid-night. At mid-night they would go home and have a dance until eight o'clock in the morning.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Padruig Ó Baoghaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumnasillagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Bridgid Molloy
- Gender
- Female
