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School: Tattenclave

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Táite an tSléibhe, Co. Mhuineacháin
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Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 126

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    mother took sick, and Mary was the only girl she had and she had to stay at home. In about a week her mother died, and in a month Mary got married.
    The people long ago got married on a Monday or Thursday before Lent and Advent and the groom would ride on one horse and the bride on another.
    When people was not asked to a wedding they dressed up and went to the house that the wedding was being held in. They began to sing and dance and they blackened their faces and put coloured
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. deasghnátha aistrithe saoil (~573)
          1. pósadh (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Rocks
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10
    Address
    Táite an tSléibhe, Co. Mhuineacháin
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Phillips
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Address
    Táite an tSléibhe, Co. Mhuineacháin