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School: Boireann

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Eibhlín Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0313, Page 126

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  1. Marriages (continued)

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    Cúlógs were used about 100 years ago. T. Holland's grandmother rode home behind her husband on a cúlóg. Old shoes were thrown after the married pair for luck. The bride wore and even modern brides wear "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue".
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    “My grandfather, Denis McCarthy of Meelan, Bandon told me when I was a child that he brought his wife home from the church on a "saddle horse" sitting behind him.”

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    My grandfather, Denis McCarthy of Meelan, Bandon told me when I was a child that he brought his wife home from the church on a "saddle horse" sitting behind him. He was married just about 100 years ago.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. deasghnátha aistrithe saoil (~573)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    E. O' Brien
    Informant
    Denis Mc Carthy
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Maoileann, Co. Chorcaí