School: Talbhain (Irish Wastelands Society) (roll number 4013)
- Location:
- Knockmoyle East, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Fhearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0134
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- (continued from previous page)would be saddlehorses and of course when the men got in a good drop of drink they would nearly kill the horses running races. No man would bring home his bride with a white horse as it would not be considered lucky. After the marriage they would all drive to the bride's home and spend the night dancing and singing songs and drinking and eating.
When the new bride would enter the house someone would meet her at the door and bid her welcome and break a special oaten cake over her head. This was done for to show her she would have full and plenty in her home.
On the wedding day the bride should be the last to leave her old home and the first to enter her new home.
In my great grandmother's time the bride wore a breidin cloak with a hood and some times the bride went to the church(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dilly Fallon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockmoyle West, Co. Galway
