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School: Cill Eirc

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Killark, Co. Monaghan
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S. Mac Druaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 077

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    dance he would be "kettled" by some of the young boys of the place. The bride and bridegroom would ride on horseback to the church. The bride in front and the bridegroom behind her; they would ride home in the same way. The word "kettled" means - horning (wh) through a bottle with no bottom in it.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English