School: Broadford, Moyvalley (roll number 764)
- Location:
- An tÁth Leathan, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Buachalla
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- When a pair get married that people think should not get married, eg a man and a young girl or a widower soon after his wife's death; the neighbours show their disapproval by "blowing" him; that is they blow horns or bugles or anything that will make noise round his house the night of the wedding.
- Collector
- John Farelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile na Droimne, Co. Chill Dara