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School: Beglieve

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Beglieve, Co. Cavan
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Brigid Duffy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 060

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    Long ago weddings were very different to what they are nowadays. The sued to go on side-cars. The brides and groom's (a) was first going to the chapel the groom and the Bride's-maid sat on one side of the car and the Bride and groom's-man sat on the other side and comming home the bride and groom sat together. When they came out of the chapel the people threw rice on them. Another custom was to tie an old boot to the car and another was to meet the bride with a coal in the tongs in the door of her future home. The brides dress was usually white and and she wore a white hat and a
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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
    Philomena Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Seeoran, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Michael Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seeoran, Co. Cavan