School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)
- Location:
- Crusheen, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 14_009
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It is over a hundred years since marriages were held in the houses.Matches in the olden times were made by a match-maker who lived in the parish.If a boy wanted to get married he would go to him and he would make a match for him.
There used to be a wedding generally where the boy or girl would be going into.The uninvited boys would dress themselves up in straw and go into the house and danced with the girls for a few hours and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Ó hAnnracháin
- Gender
- Male
