Race for the Bottle

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Dún Flainn school (Doonflin Upper, Co. Sligo) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0169/2/32

 Dún Flainn [Vol. 0169, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Sligo Schools

Story text

transcribed at

 

The Race for the Bottle  [duchas:4693645]

Upwards of 40 or 50 years ago when side cars were not plentiful some of the guests attended the marriage on horseback. It was then the custom, when leaving the church after marriage, for some of the best horsemen with the swiftest horses to race to the bride's house for the bottle. This was known as racing for the bottle, and was considered a great honour for the man that arrived there first.
     Somebody was alway waiting at the door, with a bottle of whisky in hand and gave it  to the first arrival. This fortunate individual returned to meet the wedding party and stop them on the road. He then got down off his horse and divided the whisky on the party. The man who raced at my grandfather's wedding

The Race for the Bottle  [duchas:4693646]

died 10 or 12 years ago and he was probably the last of the honoured ones.

Resource description

Origin information
Doonflin Upper, Co. Sligo
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 097-098
Volume 0169
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Seán Ó Maolagáin.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Rites and ceremonies   linked data (lcsh)
Rites of passage--Deasghnátha aistrithe saoil
School location
Doonflin Upper Dún Fhlainn Uachtarach Doonflin Upper Skreen Tireragh Sligo
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4713402
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0169/2/32

Suggested credit
"The Race for the Bottle"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4713402>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Seán Ó Maolagáin.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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