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School: Drumgossatt (B.) (roll number 14071)

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Drumgoosat, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 300

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    around in Cavan. When they are going round they dress themselves up with straw. Long ago when the bride and groom came home from the church a man met them on the way with a bottle of whiskey and gave them a drop out of the bottle. The bride was to break the bottle.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
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    English