School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)
- Location:
- Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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- In olden times when a man would think about getting married he would go to his neighbour's house and take the man of the house with him. they both of them would go and get a bottle of Whiskey and they would go to a house where he thought he would get a good woman. He would treat the old man and the old woman and then he would ask for the daughter. If the Father thought that the man had not a good enough way on him he would not give him the daughter but if he had a good way on him he would give the daughter and she would get a fortune. When the Father promises a fortune and he not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Quinn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cark, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Madge Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cark, Co. Donegal