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School: Cúl Árann (Clochar)

Location:
Coolaran, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr Fionnbharr Nic Chárthaig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0020, Page 0120

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  3. XML “Matchmaking”
  4. XML “Weddings”

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  1. Matchmaking

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    Match Making
    Long ago when a man wanted to get a wife he would give a bottle of whiskey to another man and sent him to the house where the girl was. When he arrived at the house he shared the bottle with the girl's parents and then he started telling about the man and praising him and praising if they were satisfied they would send a few men in a day or two to look at the place and what he had and then when they were getting married they would get a fortune of a few cattle or sheep or a cow in a calf
    weddings
    At the old weddings the
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  2. Weddings

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolaran, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolaran, Co. Galway