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School: Béal Átha Uisce (roll number 4836)

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Ballard, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 074

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    fell on. If they got married on Shrove Tuesday the girl couldn't go home to her own home until Lent was over. If the wedding was in the girls house the man would take her to his house before twelve o'clock.
    The way they used make matches long ago was the man would send a messenger to some girl and he would ask her would she marry the other man and that he wanted so much of a fortune with her. If her people couldn't give her the money they would give her cows or something
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mhurchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Felane Middle, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Seán Ó Murchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Felane Middle, Co. Cork