School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)
- Location:
- Rathkell, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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- Marches are made in our district in the following way.
The boy that intends to get married sends a friend of his to the girl's home to ask her in marriage from her parents. The messenger usually brings a bottle of whiskey with him and this he divides amongst the girls parents and brothers if she has any. Then he introduces the marriage and if the girl and her parents consent a day is appointed for them to meet in town. Then they dowry and day to get married is arranged upon. Money is given as a dowry and sometimes stock(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eileen O' Malley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael O' Malley
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Mayo