School: Ráithíní (Rehins)
- Location:
- Rahans, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Longáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 164
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- About seventy years ago, marriages used to take place in the evening at the Church. At that time there were no cars. The pair that were getting married, went on horse-back to the Church.
The woman wore a lace cap, with blue ribbons on it. The man wore a grey short coat, which was called a frieze coat, a pair of low shoes, and white stockings.
All the neighbours and friends went with the pair that were married, to the church, on horse-back. The one that would arrive at the married woman's house the first, would get a bottle of whiskey.
That night after the marriage, a wedding would be(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Emily Flynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyderg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Callaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Ballyderg, Co. Mayo
