School: Cronaghbois (roll number 2658)
- Location:
- Crannogeboy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Beirn
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- (continued from previous page)If she consented to marry him the bargaining began. First the woman of the house aired her daughter's good qualities - her health, strength, ability to do all sorts of house and farm work. The match maker then told of the good qualities of the intending groom and informed all of his worldly wealth. Exaggeration was to be expected. A discussion then took place as to the dowry to be settled on the girl. Strenuous and sometimes bitter arguments took place on this subject and marriages were known to "fall through" because an extra bullock or heifer was demanded in the girls dowry. With the dowry question settled the whiskey was again produced and the health of the young couple drunk. Songs & stories often continued until the small hours of the morning.
Friends and relatives were invited to the wedding and all went on foot to the church. They were accompanied by a fiddler who marched at the head of the procession from the church to some village inn whilst he played(continues on next page)
