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School: Carrigaline (B.) (roll number 13512)

Location:
Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Teacher:
John Wrin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 019

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    In olden times the "straw-boys" visited the weddings. The men would dress themselves in straw. They would wear straw-dresses and straw-hats. When they would be dressed they would visit the wedding feast. They would recieve the best of entertainment. They would be numbered. They would ask the permission of the bridegroom. Number-one would dance. Number-two would sing. Number-three would play a violin and so on.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigaline, Co. Cork