School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)
- Location:
- Glengarriff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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- (continued from previous page)wants to marry a certain girl he sends someone of his friends to her parents to ask for a certain amount as a fortune. If they agree to it the match is made, and the man and the girl get married. The priest used to marry the people in their houses long ago. It is about eighty years ago.
- The straw-boys(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Shúilleabháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Skehil, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Máire Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Skehil, Co. Cork