School: Breacaire Beag (roll number 14891)
- Location:
- Brackary Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Brádaigh
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- (continued from previous page)procession was far nicer than at present.
There were a few other customs, namely throwing the tongs at the bride and groom when they would be leaving the house in the morning. Sometimes they used to throw an old show at them. The old people that that these customs would bring luck to the brie and groom. They also thought that the bride and groom would not have as much luck during their life if these customs were not performed. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Mary Rowan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisdarush, Co. Leitrim