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School: Carrowbeg (roll number 10754)

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Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Rachel Nic an Ridire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 474

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    tied the doors and others tied bags over the chimney. Those attending the wedding raced against each other on horses on the way home. Wives sat on the horses with their husbands. They sat on a little thing like a chair called a pillion. It was a kind of side saddle. It said to be lucky for a bride on her wedding day to wear "something old and something new, something borrowed and something blue".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Constance A. Norris
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Robert Campbell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymagaraghy, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Norris
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Robert Campbell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Ballymagaraghy, Co. Donegal