School: Baile Ruadh (Cailíní)

Location:
Ballyroe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0013, Page 183

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  1. Matches are made in the district. When an man intends to get married he takes an older man into his confidence, generally a friend of his own. He sends him to the house of some eligible girl to consult her parents about making a match. He generally carries a stick when going on an errand of this kind. When he arrives at the house they
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eíblín Ní Ghoillidhe
    Other names
    Eíblín Ní Ghoillidhe
    Evelyn Goley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Williamstown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Padhraich Ó Ghoillidhe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Williamstown, Co. Galway