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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 209

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    A Marriage.
    Once upon a time there were a man and a woman going to get married. The two went on one horse. The man was sitting on a saddle and the lady was sitting on a pillion, behind the man. When the man came to the Chapel gate he could not get his let out of the stirrups. They called a man that was walking along the road to come to him and help him to get his let out of the stirrups, but he was not able. Then he had to take off his boots and had to go into the Chapel without any
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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
    Brigid Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clorane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    James Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Clorane, Co. Limerick