Abstract: Story collected by Richard Ryan, a student at Drummond school (Drummin, Co. Carlow) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0903/2/37
School Drummond [Vol. 0903, Chapter 0002]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : Carlow County Schools
Marriage Customs [duchas:5029734]
Shrove is the principal time of the year that marriages take place and especially on Shrove Tuesday. Wednesday is the luckiest day to get married and the lucky colour is blue Matches are made in this district. The intended bridegroom goes to the house of the bride to be, and brings another man with him. They bargain for a certain amount of money. If the bride's father has not the required sum he makes it up with cows or sheep. The day for the marriage is fixed. The people were married in their own house up to 1877. The priest went to the houses and performed the ceremony. The priest cut the wedding cake and all the guests put silver on the plate for him. At night the cailleacs come and are welcomed. They wear a mask on their faces and are dressed up with
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old clothes and carry big sticks. Some of the cailleacs bring a musical instrument and start to dance when they arrive and enjoy themselves until the early hours of the morning. The old saying about the bride's dress is:- "Something old, Something new, "Something borrowed and something blue."
Original reference: 0903/2/37
Marriage Customs
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