School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)When they are married the man and his people and all go to the bride's house for the wedding breakfast.
When they have had their breakfast they all go about in moter cars all day long with big white ribbons on the moter cars.
When night comes the "fools" start to come. These "fools" dress themselves up in women's clothes and all kinds of of queer things. They also get horns and blow them to honour the wedding. On these nights there are great dancing, singing and feasting. The man does not bring the girl to his house on the wedding night, nor until two or three days after. It is said that to get married on a Friday or a Sunday is a sign of misfortune.
- Collector
- Stasia Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haystown, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs J. Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Haystown, Co. Wexford
