School: Both Íseal (roll number 16744)
- Location:
- Boheeshil, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ua Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0470, Page 030
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Long ago marriages were carried on in Glencar in the following manner.They settled the match a few weeks before the wedding day. First the boy who intended marrying sent an account of a match with a friend of his to the girl he wished to marry. This person is called a "stocac" If the girl and her parents were satisfied they appointed a place to meet to settle about the "fortune" that was the money the girl had to give the boy's parents for the property.They also appointed a day for the wedding. The morning of the wedding all the people who were invited came to the girl's house for breakfast. They had whiskey wine and stout and all kinds of drink. Then they left for the Church with(continues on next page)
