School: Pitfield, Inis (roll number 11091)
- Location:
- Cloondrinagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Maonaigh
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- MatchmakingIn rural Ireland the custom of match-making still survives, but not to such a great extent as in years gone by. This is how a match was made: - A farmer had a dowry for his daughter, and when she reached a certain age he decided to get her married.In his eye he knew a certain place that would suit his purse, and his daughter, also.A neighbour of his whom he knew was a good match-maker, was sent with an "account" to the father of the prospective bride-groom/If the money, and everything else suited the bride-groom's father the match was said to be "made" for that side of the party.A party belonging to the bride then walked the land of the bride-groom, and, if they were pleased with it the wedding day was fixed.The weeding feast usually took place in the bride's house.Both parties contributed to the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen O' Dea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lavally, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Pat Gavin
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Lavally, Co. Clare
