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School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)

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Edengora, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Michael Hetherton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 332

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    there were no cars at the time. They ran back to meet the bride and whoever was there first got a bottle of whiskey. When they reached home the door was all wet and straw, stones, sticks etc were up against it.
    When they were feasting joyfully a knock came to the door and the bride got up and before she had time to look round her, many boys dressed in straw with very long straw hats burst in and begged for wine and a piece of the bride's cake. They would not leave unless they got something. When the bride was coming home her neighbours met her and crew rice on her and broke an rates cake on her.
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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
    Máire Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cormeen, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Skelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Cormeen, Co. Meath