School: Naomh Bríghid, Blackwater (roll number 7036)
- Location:
- Blackwater, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 022
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- (continued from previous page)was feasting and merry making till morning.But immediately after the wedding there was a race for the bride's garters of 'bucks' among the guests - this was a race on horse back 'cross country from the church to the bridegroom's house.I myself was told details of such a race:
how Tom Cullen of Ballyvaldon beat Paddy Dempsey Ballyvoodock although not so well mounted.
My informant John Belvin saw the race and showed me where Cullen went the Comhgar to win well.The marriage of widows or widowers was not popular. When darkness fell the 'boys' 'blew' them. The 'blowing' was done through bottles without bottom.The oldest inhabitant here does not remember to have seen or heard of a wife sit on a horse with her husband.As far as I can find out Shrove is meaningless to the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret O' Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 51
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Killincooly More, Co. Wexford
