School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 128
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- (continued from previous page)day for marrying is Wednesday and Friday.
Long ago there would be no matches made in the country. When a girl would be marrying she would get a big lump of money. That money was called a fortune, and she would get some land or cattle instead of money.
- Long ago the people used to marry on a Tuesday or Thursday because it was the luckiest days in the whole year. The people used not to hold the marriage in the houses. They used to get married and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paul Corrigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Hugh Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
