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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 08_009

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    Marriage
    Nowadays the people get married different to what they used to do long ago. The man would come to the brides house and bring some friends with him. They used to spend a few hours talking. Then one of the men would stand up and say that there was a young man here that wanted a wife and that the girl of the house would be suitable for him. Thrn thry would begin match0making. The man would ask a hundred pounds fortune or that if he did not it he would not
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Anna Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo