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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

Location:
Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 220

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    Church, or a funeral to enter the Church during the wedding ceremony.
    If the car, carriage or vehicle conveying the bridal pair broke down after the marriage, the old people said that "one of the pair would die before many years of married life had elapsed."
    In olden times the common people of this district of Granard, Co. Longford went to the Church in creel carts to be married. The Bride would walk a few steps of the way on going to the church, and the Groom would walk a few steps on the
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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
    Monica King
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Granardkill, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    68
    Address
    Kinkillew, Co. Longford