School: An Clochán (roll number 7777)

Location:
Cloghans Hill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Breathnach
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  1. The people say the luckiest days for getting married are on Mondays and Thursdays, and on the months of January, February and June.
    Whe a girl is getting married, she gets a fortune of 2 or 3 hundred pounds according to the amount of land her husband has. The people often make matches.
    Long, long ago before the people had neither carts nor cars they went to the chapel to be married on horse - back. Three days previous to this the girl went around and invited her friends and neighbours to the dragging - home and wedding. The man on his side did the same.
    At the day of the marriage the whole crowd rode on horse - back to the chapel. The bride and her father or
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. D. Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curramore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Reilly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curramore, Co. Mayo