School: Ballinatone, Rathdrum
- Location:
- Baile na Tóna Íochtarach, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teachers: Miss Stuart Miss Campbell
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- The matches are often made by the parents and the girl's father usually gives her a dowry of money or stock. The girl's parents give the wedding breakfast.
The usual time for weddings is before Shrove Tuesday. The usual days are Mondays and Saturdays.- Collector
- James King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Corrán Mór, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- People say that the 13th is an unlucky day for a wedding and that May is an unlucky month.