School: Clais na nGearrán (roll number 2979)
- Location:
- Clashnagarrane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Conchubhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 320
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- It is during shrove most of the people get married in this locality. It starts on the sixth of January and ends up on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
If a boy or girl wants to get married first the boy sends an account to the girl that he is going to marry.
It is a man that is sent with an account of the match for it is counted bad look to send a woman.
If both parties agree they appoint a day to go to Killarney
When they meet in Killarney that day they go into a public-house and they talks matter over. They also settle the number of cattle, and horses that are to go with the farm.(continues on next page)
