School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Baile Oscail, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)a weding would be held. Mr Money's house was a great place for old customs. The time he got there were three dances held.
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- Collector
- Patrick Grace
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Cloichreán, Co. Laoise
- Informant
- Mrs Grace
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cloichreán, Co. Laoise
- It was a custom that when a couple would be getting married the man would bring home his wife from the chapel behind him on his horse. It was custom too, when a wedding would be held every man should bring his wife on his horse to the wedding.
