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School: Achadh na Sealbhaighe (roll number 15344)

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Aghnashalvy, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0952, Page 126

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    homeward journey there was usually a race between the riders with the object of winning bottle of whisky usually presented by the bride's people as a prize to the horseman who reached the wedding-house first and from accounts given and the the length of time afterwards which the particulars of the event, the winner etc. were remembered it appears that these races were very keenly contested.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryleedigan (Jackson), Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Hugh Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Derryleedigan (Jackson), Co. Monaghan