1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh)

School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)

Location:
Muineachán, Co. Mhuineacháin
Teacher:
Sr. Irín
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 012

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 012

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh)
  2. XML Page 012
  3. XML “Bread”
  4. XML “Marriage”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Bread (continued)

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

  2. Marriage

    Share Share Post
    About a week before a couple were married, they used run away to a neighbours house about a half a mile or so from their native homes. When the neighbours heard this they all gathered together and came to this house, and each brought with him a bottle of whiskey. The bride and groom used stand one on every side of the entrance to the house. The groom had a five naggin bottle, out of which every person got a drink as he passed into the house. When all had partaken of the drink, The Groom smashed the bottle off a stone, and spilled the remainder of the contents. Everybody went into the house then, where they danced and sang until morning.
    A hauling home. The morning after the runaway,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit