School: Tiercahan
- Location:
- Tircahan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Riain
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- (continued from previous page)far as the brides house on their marriage day.
The groom and the bride's maid walked together to the chapel. The bride and the groom's man walked to-gether behind the other two.Mode of ConveyanceA woman going on a long journey sat on what was called a sugon fixed behind the husband on a horse's back. It was fixed in such a way that she could not fall, if she kept hold of her husband with one hand. She sat side saddle on the horse. Often she rode alone on a sugon on the horse.
Fifty years ago there was not a side car at Swanlinbar chapel except two, and these belonged to the Coroner's father (McGovern of Dernacrieve) and another W McGovern of Gortmore. Both were of the same family as Tom McGovern M.P. for Cavan (Member of Parliament).
This Tom McGovern was a very clever man. He was an auctioneer too.
He was the Dan O Connell for this part of the country: the only difference was Tom gave his advice free, and he was never known to be wrong
He was a magistrate too, and no better man ever sat on the bench. He'd win(continues on next page)
