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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 373

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    always given by those attending the reception. Then the groom gives the bridesmaid a present like a gold brooch or a necklace. In the evening the bride and groom leave on their honeymoon. Before midnight the straw boys visit the bride's home and they generally get a pound. With this they buy drinks. When they get money they take the straw costumes and burn them outside the bride's house.
    In days gone by a hauling home was held and those attending the wedding raced home against one another on horseback, but the wives did not sit on the same horse as their husbands.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Richmond
    Gender
    Female