School: Killymarley (roll number 15398)
- Location:
- Killymarly, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 354
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- (continued from previous page)it was customary to invite a large number of neighbours and friends.
After breakfast she dressed and walked with her mother and father to the bride's house. Here a large crowd of friends was assembled and all the presents were displayed on a table. They had lemonade - or something stronger if you wished - and biscuits. There was great excitement till at last the bride was dressed and the party started off. They walked out the lane to the broad road where two brakes and two jaunting cars awaited them. The party got in and were driven to First Monaghan Presbyterian Church. The party went in and during the ceremony a dog belonging to one of the guests entered and began to bark loudly. The owner did his best to quiet the beast until the marriage was over.
They were pelted with rice, pebbles and all sorts of things as they came out. The whole party drove up to Ross Kennedy's a publican, in Back Street. They alighted and went in. One of the party had a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rene Mc Elnea
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Boyd
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killymarly, Co. Monaghan
