School: Tairbeart (C.)
- Location:
- Tarbert, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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- (continued from previous page)who brought her through the Church by the arm. When the marriage was over the parties left for home.
After leaving the Church the bride and bridegroom would be followed by a procession of cars and people on horse-back. The people on horse-back used to try to race each other home. The bridegroom used to ride the black horse and the bride the grey one. It was often a very funny hauling home but(continues on next page)- Collector
- Evelyn Carmody
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tarbert, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Tarbert, Co. Kerry