School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)
- Location:
- Irishtown, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Manus
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- Marriages used to take place in January or February the oftenest.
No marriages used to take place in Shrove. The month of May Lá na Leanbh and May day were thougt unlucky for marriages.
There used to be wisps of straw lit from the chapel to the horse of the pair who were married
The runaway matches a boy and a girl would meet in a certain place then they would go to a house where they knew they would be kept. They would stop there and the match would be made. When they would receive the money some would go to America and others would get there fathers place.
Stock was given fro a present to the pair who were married.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maureen Hett
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Honor Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo