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School: Colthurst, Ráth Cúil

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Rathcool, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0360, Page 036

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0360, Page 036

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    night also. All the people would be invited to the wedding and would dance and sing till morning. The girl has to be married in her own parish. If the parties were rich the priest would charge about thirty pounds for marrying them. When the parties are getting married a boy would stand up with the boy that is getting married and he is called "best man" and the girl that stands up with the girl that is getting married is called "the bridesmaid."
    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