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School: Beárna Dhearg (C ) (roll number 14634)

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Barnaderg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0026, Page 0084

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    Marraiges are sometimes arranged in this way in this district.
    A man has a house and a good farm of land and he wants a wife to help him.
    He tells his friends that he wants a girl with a good fortune and the friends look about until they find what they think is a suitable girl who is supposed to have money.
    The matchmaker goes to the house of some young girl who has a good fortune. He brings a bottle of whiskey in his pocket. When he is some time sitting down he pulls up the bottle out of his pocket.
    Then the people of the house know his business then and after a few drink out of the bottle the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Morriss
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barnaderg, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Morriss
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barnaderg, Co. Galway