School: Druim an Easbuig
- Location:
- Drumanespick, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Á. Ní Dhálaigh
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- (continued from previous page)they could get married at ant time of the day.Long ago white horses were ridden to the chapel. Going to the chapel the bride sat on her own peoples horse and coming home she sat on the mans horse. A race was run from the chapel to the home. Whoever was home first won a bottle of whiskey.
The people were dressed differently from now . The men wore "a body" coat and knee breeches "a body"coat is a coat with a long tail from the back, the women wore bonnets and veils and paisley shawls and a pair of shoes from a shoemaker. Their clothes were down to their toes and they held up their skirts with one hand(continues on next page)- Collector
- Paddy Sheanon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumanespick, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Sheanon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumanespick, Co. Cavan