School: Gearrbhaile (Garbh-dhoire?) (roll number 12110)

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1. Marriage Customs (continued)

   

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   unlucky. A "spree" is the term used to describe the marriage feast given to the bridegroom's home when the married couple return. "Draggin' Home" is the term applied to the return of the bride and groom to the groom's home. It is lucky for the bridegroom to carry the bride over the threshold. Bonfires are lighted by neighbours to welcome the pair. Most marriages take place during Shrove in this district. It is customary to have a married woman present at the marriage.

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2. Games

   

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   London Bridges:- Two children stand face to face and take each other's hands. The other players form a line one behind the other, some distance away. The pair who face each other choose two words, such as "apple" and "orange". One is apple, the other is orange. The other children pass between those two and the last child is held. She is asked her choice of apple or orange. She stands behind the child who has the name she chooses. The game goes on in this way until all the children are lined up behind the two girls. Then they pull against each other and whichever side pulls

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