School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. Conception
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Church, or a funeral to enter the Church during the wedding ceremony.
If the car, carriage or vehicle conveying the bridal pair broke down after the marriage, the old people said that "one of the pair would die before many years of married life had elapsed."
In olden times the common people of this district of Granard, Co. Longford went to the Church in creel carts to be married. The Bride would walk a few steps of the way on going to the church, and the Groom would walk a few steps on the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Monica King
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Granardkill, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Kinkillew, Co. Longford