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School: Druim an Easbuig

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Drumanespick, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Á. Ní Dhálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1010, Page 228

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    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
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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
    Paddy Sheanon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumanespick, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Sheanon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumanespick, Co. Cavan