School: Naomh Eoin, Béal Easa (roll number 14176)
- Location:
- Foxford, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Oide sa chlochar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0125, Page 190
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- Up to quite recently the parents of both parties met at a local fair or market and a match was introduced, usually at the bar in a public house.
The fortune the lady was to get would be much discussed and very often after the match being settled and everything arranged there would be a break up - where the man having the place or holding would ask for another ten pounds or so.
The parties most concerned - the prospective bride and groom - might never have seen each other on these occasions until the match was completed.
I know a party whose match was settled and when the young man saw his bride to be(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Delia Durkan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Foxford, Co. Mayo
