School: Kilmacanogue, Bray
- Location:
- Cill Mocheanóg, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chuinneáin
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- (continued from previous page)father was also a blacksmith. Marks had his forge in Kilmacanogue. He died about two years ago at an advanced age and his fore is now out of use.
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- Collector
- Moira Mooney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Cill Mocheanóg, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Informant
- Mrs Mooney
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Mocheanóg, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- When a couple were getting married in the olden days and if some people had a grudge against them, they would get old cow horns and bottles. They knocked the bottoms out of them and they blew them. These horns made a dreadful howling sound. They often blew these horns for three weeks from the wedding day.It is said that Green is a very unlucky colour to get married but blue is lucky. Those who get married in brown will live out of the town.Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth(continues on next page)