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School: Cill Mháille (C.), Inis (roll number 14469)

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Kilmaley, Co. Clare
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Nóra Ní Asaoid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0608, Page 349

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  1. Marriages (continued)

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    through the night.
    Everybody invited brought a present to the bride and bridegroom.it was a custom for some young boys ,who were not invited ,to dress up in gay costumes and during the night call to the wedding house and dance a set .They were known as "strawboys".
    Something old was worn by the bride .She dressed in blue as blue is considered lucky.Green was an unlucky colour for the wedding.I received this information from my father,John Falvey ,Ballycroney,Kilmaley.
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  2. Penal Days

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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Sullivan
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathcrony, Co. Clare