School: Tooreen (St. Brigid's)

Location:
Tooreen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Ní Fhlannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 72

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    out in the street. He said 'you won't get my daughter or my money'. The man went home with great sorrow in his heart.
    There was a woman in Coolnaha(?) named Mrs Folliard and there was someone getting married in the village and their horse was in the drag. When they wre coming home the man sat up on the horse and the woman sat up also.
    At the marriage dinner the usual meal was turnips, cabbage and bacon. They boiled the potatoes in the pigs pot.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English