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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

Location:
Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 213

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    at mid-day. Those who get married at mid-day, get the Parish Priest to say mass in the bride's house where he blasses the wedding cake.
    After Mass they have the wedding breakfast. Soon the bride-groom and all his friends arrive and they get a hearty welcome. When the time comes for them to get married they go to the Church. Long ago they went in a car drawn by two horses. The horses were decorated withribbons and shoes adn rugs to the back of the car.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Hayes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cormackstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    James Hayes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cormackstown, Co. Tipperary