School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)

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1. A Funny Story (continued)

   

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   was like poison thinking that it was the name of the tea. He then asked her how it was sold and how much it was, she told him. He asked for a pound of the best Congo tea, but not to give him the "Sweeten to your liking", she gave it to him and he took it home to his wife and she put a pot of water down on the fire to boil it, as she thought it was boiled the same as the porridge. When the water was nearly boiled she threw the pound of tea into it, and it was about an hour on the fire and it never thickened. She said to her husband "That tea you brought is no good it would not thicken and she threw it out the door.

   

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2. Local Marriage Customs

   

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   At the present time marriages take place at different parts of the year, but in former times they usually took place at Shrove. The months May, August and October and Mondays and Fridays are considered unlucky for marriages.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. marriage (~4,283)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Crissie Lyons

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Lyons

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   c. 45

   Occupation

   Railway porter's wife

   Address

   Clontead More, Co. Cork