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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

Location:
Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 187

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    for a fortune with the girls father. A great feast would be prepared then generally consisting of eggs and bacon tea and white bread. It was also customary to have an oat meal cake on the table. The bottle of whiskey would then be opened by the bride to be and divided round on the match-makers. The bargaining as it was called could then start in earnest. The man in the house would try to get off his daughter as cheaply as he could especially if he had other daughters on hand. The man of course would try to get as much money as he could from the girls father. Often fortunes were given to a girl in
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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 M. Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrycam, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Edward Quaine
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Aghnasillagh, Co. Longford