School: Ceathrú Mhór (roll number 16289)
- Location:
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Thomas F. O' Hara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 237
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- (continued from previous page)they past it round under their knees. Then some boy got a belt and he asked each boy who had the rope and if they guessed wrong they got slapped very hard.Kathleen Cronnelly
Carramore
- When a person intends to get married in this district he sends a neighbour or a trust-worthy friend to the girl whom he intends to marry. He also sends a bottle of whiskey to her house. This neighbour tells the girl's parents some good qualities about the man that the girl intends to marry. He also settles the amount of money that the girl will give to the man. This is called "matchmaking" and it is very often done at fairs and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridget Armstrong
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
