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School: Gortnessy (roll number 7235)

Location:
Gortinessy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. Nic Sheáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 377

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    People attending the wedding raced against each other on. horses on the way home. The person that won the. race got a bottle of whiskey as a prize.
    May was thought an unlucky month. for marriage.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    They hang May flowers round the cow’s house on. May Day. Long ago they used to put salt in the bucket on May Day before they would milk to bring good luck to the cows.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
      2. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Johnnie Elliott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumawark, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss M. Crawford
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    23
    Address
    Cullion, Co. Donegal