School: Cill Críosta

Location:
Kilchreest, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0327

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    Marriage is the greatest event of ones life . . .

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    new, something borrowed and something blue."
    If the bride comes out the church door first she will die before her husband, one of the luckiest of the wedding presents would be a black cat, old shoes and rice are thrown after the wedding party for luck.

    Peggy Forde
    Kilchreest
    Mrs Bridget Forde
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    The great curse of Ireland was landlordism . . .

    The great curse of Ireland was Landlordism and what the Irish suffered was somewhat ferocious. Charles Kickham in his novels 'Knocknagow'and'for the old land' describes some poignant scenes in the days of Landlordism in Ireland.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mena Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen Oughter, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen Oughter, Co. Galway