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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 034

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    their hands on such as meat, whiskey and other things.
    It was the custom for to throw cabbage stumps and rice and old shoes at the Bride.
    The well to do Bridegroom used to throw around alot of money.
    There was a handful of rushes shaken at the door of the house in which the Bride would stop.
    The people attending the wedding used to react against each other on their way home and the wife use to sit on the back of
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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
    Kathleen Morris
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Ryan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Ballytramon, Co. Wexford