School: An Clochar, Port Omna
- Location:
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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- (continued from previous page)Honeymoon before settling down. "Straw-boys" used to visit the houses up to a few years ago. They were dressed in straw ropes from the tops of their heads to the soles of their feet. They had a can with a slit in the lid for collecting money.
The bride does not visit her home until a month after the marriage, then there is a party given. This is called "the hauling home" or "Monthly Visit".- Collector
- Mary Martin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Williiam Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Portumna, Co. Galway