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School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

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Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 74

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    Name of Teller – Bridget Ruddy
    Address – Kilgarvin Bonniconlon
    "Maraiges [Marriages]"
    Most people in Bonniconlon marry beteween [between] January and Lent. Some people say that if Ash Wednesday falls in March it is unlucky to marry beteween [between] the first of March and Ash Wednesday. It is also unlucky to marry on Friday.
    Matches used to be long ago and are sometimes yet.
    Some girls still get fortunes but not as many get them now as there used long ago. Any fortunes that girls get now are very small. Long ago they used not be too much bigger.
    There are not much drag now but there used to be a lot long ago. Side-cars that used to be in it long ago.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Judge
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Bridget Ruddy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo