School: St. Mary's, Athlone (Convent)
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr. Úna
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- (continued from previous page)evening, little girl, where are you going"
The little girl told her that she was bringing home the cow. Then she started admiring her hair and asked her, would she be coming that way again, and she said, she would. When the little girl went home she told her mother about the woman admiring her hair. The same thing happened the next evening. The third evening her mother was afraid to let the girl go, because she knew that the woman was a fairy and that she would take the girl or the cow. She combed the girl's hair with holy water, and when the woman met the girl again, she said her mother knew what she was doing, and she never came to the girl again.
- The marriage used to take place during Shrove. Shrove Tuesday was the last day for getting married until Lent was over.
The bride would get a dowry when getting married.The dowry consisted of money, land, or stock.
The bride would ride on horseback(continues on next page)
