School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)
- Location:
- Athleague, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0264, Page 105
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - When a man wants to marry a girl he has to send another man to her house to ask the parents. If they agree he takes out a bottle of whiskey which he has hid in his coat. Then a party is held and all her relations attend it. The marriage then takes place + the supper is held in the mans house. It was said that long ago when the(continues on next page)
