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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

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Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 113

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  1. Local Marriages (continued)

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    neck oil. About fifty years ago the bride and groom used to ride on horses. The bride used to ride first, the groom after her, the bridesmaid on a horse after the groom. The groomsman riding last.
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  2. A Story of a Local Marriage

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    About ninty years ago there was a marriage in a townland called Drimnee. in Saint's Island. The names were Larry Hannify and Catherine Mac Dermott. They went on a cart to the Chapel and all the neighbours turned out with the carts to the number of thirty-two. They
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrynagalliagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Kenny
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Derrynagalliagh, Co. Longford