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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara

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Kinvarra, Co. Galway
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Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0140

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    horses along with themselves. During the wedding feast a lot of boys dress themselves up in different clothes and carry bundles of straw. They are called “straw boys”. A month after the wedding there is another feast.
    During the penal times the marriages used to take place in the bride’s home, as the Catholic churches were all closed. The marriages used to be held in the houses up to the time Daniel O’Connell got the Catholic Emancipation in 1829. After that that marriage feast changed. It is held for three days now instead of one.
    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
    Kathleen Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs. Fahy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    64
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway