School: Redwood (roll number 11912)
- Location:
- Redwood, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máighréad Nic Chormaic
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- (continued from previous page)to her parents' house after a month's absence, a big dance is usually held, and all the neighbours are invited as well as the relatives of both the bride & groom.
In case a wedding is held, it takes place in the house of the bride, sometimes the married couple have breakfast at a local hotel, and go away - usually to Dublin for a few days, generally from Wednesday until Saturday.
"Straw-Boys do not visit the houses in this parish, there is no account of this custom ever being common in the district.
In olden times the man brought his wife home from the Chapel strapped behind him on a horse.
In some parts the pair eloped and got married secretly, if the parents of either party did not consent to the marriage. In many cases, weddings were held during the evening or night - a bg supper, consisting of a goose or turkey(continues on next page)
