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School: Baile an tSléibhe (roll number 1524)

Location:
Cornalee, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Eibhlín Níc Coisdeabha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0268, Page 039

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    goes out to mass with her husband.
    This Sunday is called "the Sunday out, or "Eirghe amach". Then there is great welcoming and every happiness and good luck for the future is wished by all the neighbours. A month after this the girl and her husband go back to her father's house and there is great "spree" held there. This is sometimes called a "faist ball" or the home coming of the girl.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English