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School: Faithche (Buachaillí)

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Fahy More, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 352

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 352

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    and sometimes fifty. When a girl is getting married the boy buys a ring for her. The day before Lent is called Shrove Tuesday. Often people wait until that day to get married. The people of the house get tea for the straw boys so that they enjoy themselves
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  2. The Local Roads

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    The road passing through the townland of Druimgoony from the crossroad of Gortnaclassagh to the crossroad of Brockagh was a borheen in eighteen hundred
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Gravin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnaclassagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Gravin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnaclassagh, Co. Mayo