School: Killomoran (roll number 15147)
- Location:
- Killomoran, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Delia Mc Kague
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- (continued from previous page)and in blare the bridegroom while the bride comes last. When the bride is leacing, the tongs is pelted after her and an old shoe is tied to the carriage on leaving the church gate.
If the party has a big following in the locality bonfires are blazing and sheaves of straw are lighted all along the way from the brides to the bridegroom's home. As the newly wed bride enters she is greeting with a blow of a cake from behind the door.
Feasting drinking, music and dancing are indulged until the next morning.
On the drag are cars and saddled horses. As soon as the invitations are given out every man who has a good horse bestows a little extra care on it as the(continues on next page)
