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School: Árd-achadh (roll number 14075)

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Ardagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Anraoi Musgrave
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0486, Page 115

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    very happy. After the marriage the bride and bridegroom returned to the bride's home where they had breakfast and entertained their friends until evening. They then drove in cars to the bridegroom's home and eat and drank danced and sand until morning.
    Not far from here the boys took a man matchmaking, just to have fun with him. They took him to the house where there were two girls. The man looking for the wife had a nick-name the Gander. T[h]ey sat round the fire, the man sat next to one of the girls. He was rather shy, and one of the boys said, "Why are you not
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Conway
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolanoran, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr P. Conway
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolanoran, Co. Limerick