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School: Cill Choinnigh (roll number 13563)

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Kilkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Giolla Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 212

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    her and mother who made the matches for their daughters or sons.
    The bride always got a present from her mother, it was either a cow or a heifer or a large trunk for holding clothes. Every newly married couple gave a big wedding and those asked to it brought fowl, bread or milk with them and they danced and sang the whole night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Edward Boyce
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Mulnamin Beg, Co. Donegal