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School: Tuar Uaimín (roll number 14537)

Location:
Tooromin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Niocláis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 323

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 323

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    get married on Wedensdays and Sundays and no one used to get married on Tuesdays or Saturdays. They used to get married during Shrovetide. When they would get married the girl got a fortune or dowry. Sometimes the girl would get a cow or a calf instead of money.
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    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
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