School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)
- Location:
- Athleague, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Máirtín
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- 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)
- Collector
- Liam Mac Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Athleague, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Roscommon