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School: Coill Sailighe (roll number 4855)

Location:
Kilsallagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Ghiobáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 244

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    that stole it. They broke in the window in the room where the money was. They got some of it again. When the children were going to school they got it in a box. It was stuck in a hole in the ditch at Culeen line.
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  2. Marriage Customs

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    The marriages used to take place in the church. The women and men used to go on horse back. They had pillions for the women to sit on when they were riding on the horses. The woman that would get married used to get gold and silver for good luck. The young man that used to give it to her. He would say when he would be giving it to her with this ring I thee wed gold and silver I thee give. She would buy some
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Gannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilsallagh Lower, Co. Mayo