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School: Kiltoghert (roll number 14760)

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Kiltoghert, Co. Leitrim
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Seán Ó Fearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 550

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    father and they would settle the match and arrange the day of the wedding. The people usually get married in the bride's parish and after they come from the chapel they have dancing and singing in the Bride's house.
    Boys who were not asked to the wedding come with veils on there faces and dance and sing and the people give them porter and whiskey. They also go to the town for a drive. Before cars were out they went on horse-bach. The bride and groom sat on the one horse. The bride sat behind the groom. At night there was the dragging home.
    Told By Willie Taylor
    Currycramp
    Age 51 years Kilnagross
    Collected By Jessie Farrell
    Kiltoghert
    Carrick-on-Shannon
    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
    Tessie Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corracramph North, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Willie Taylor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corracramph North, Co. Leitrim