School: Drumcormack (roll number 13201)
- Location:
- Drumcormick, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Nora Healy
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- (continued from previous page)money and the girls people may not be able to comply with his wishes so the match is never settled. Provided that all goes well and that both sides are satisfied the girl names the day for the wedding.
The groom seldom visits the brides home home the morning of the wedding. He is there before her in the Church at the appointed time. After the marriage the bride and groom and all those invited to the wedding go to the brides home where a great feast is given and usually an all night dance. Straw-boys are forbidden by the Church within the last few years to visit houses on wedding days. There were a great nuisance some time ago.
Young boys around the place dressed up in straw(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kittie White
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumcormick, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr John Candon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bricklieve, Co. Sligo