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School: Ráithíní (Rehins)

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Rahans, Co. Mayo
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Máirtín Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 117

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    exposed to the trials and troubles of the world. The pair whom the cried did not become sad, as it was an old custom.
    The fortune, which the girl got was from 5 to 20 pounds, and a cow. it was also a custom, that a person when paying the first visit to the house after the marriage gave a preseant, which was usually a hen, or a goose or a turkey to the girl.
    Winnifred Foody Ballinahaglish Ballina, Co. Mayo.
    Obtained from: John Foody Ballinahaglish, Ballina
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Winniefred Foody
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynahaglish, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Foody
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynahaglish, Co. Mayo