School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- About a hundred years ago there were twice as many marriages as there are now. When the man and woman would be for getting married, the man would come first to the girl's house. He would bring two other men along with him. Then the girl's father or brother would go with the man to his house and they walk every sod of the man's land. Then if all went right the girl would get a fortune of thirty-six pounds. Nearly everyone that time got married on Sundays and Wednesdays. They counted(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Keane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinlough, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Hugh Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinlough, Co. Mayo