School: Kilmeague, Naas (roll number 10829)
- Location:
- Kilmeage, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Thomáis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 297
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“The couple used to walk across the fields...”
The couple used to walk across the fields to the chapel or they went into a dray sitting on sacks of straw or cushions and the bride and bridegroom went together.
When a widow or a widower remarries people blow horns for several nights. If a widow remarries she must keep the left hand covered until the new ring is put on.