School: Cill Iubhair (roll number 10095)
- Location:
- Killure Beg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Ceithearnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0033
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- (continued from previous page)In the morning each person used give him sixpence and the people of the house gave him ten shillings. During the night a crowd of the young men used dress in old clothes so that they would not be known and go into the house. They would dance with the lady and when they would be going out they would be going out they would get a can of drink.
- Long ago before motor cars were plentiful people went to get married in side cars and on horseback. There used be 16 side cars at a marriage very often. First when a pair used have arranged to get married the man and his people used go and meet the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Dillon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killure Beg, Co. Galway
- Informant
- William Dillon
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killure Beg, Co. Galway
