School: Baile Uí Mheirigín, Merginstown
- Location:
- Merginstown, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Áine Ní Fhearrachtáin
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- (continued from previous page)day. It was unlucky for the bride to return to her parents home within a month after the marriage ceremony.
- In olden times an old man, John Whelan, nicknamed "the poet" who made his living by lettering tombstones used to travel from place to place and get lodging in the farmers' houses. He was well known in West Wicklow. He told my mother that he was staying in a farmer's house near Kilranalagh graveyard. It happened to be the 1st of May. When he got up that morning(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Deering
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lemonstown, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mrs C. Deering
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Lemonstown, Co. Wicklow