School: Ballybay (Hall St.) (roll number 12378)
- Location:
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 340
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- (continued from previous page)all details with regard to the bride's dowry, and the groom's father stating what he was prepared to give, generally land and cattle, to start the young people in a home of their own.
In some parts of the country men dressed up in straw capes with straw hats completely covering their faces visited houses where a wedding feast was taking place. They danced, sang, and were given food after, which they went away.
Another old custom still common in some places is for the men from the neighbourhood to fasten a rope across the church gates and the newly married couple are supposed to pay toll before they are allowed to pass through. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Anna Breakey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cumry, Co. Monaghan