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School: Baile an Churraigh

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Ballincurry, Co. Galway
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A. L. Ó Maoileannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 632

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    a bottle of whiskey. This was produced in order to put the girls father in good humor. This was called "match making".
    V It was also a custom one time that a crowd of men would enter a house during the night, and carry off a girl. The girl would probably know about this beforehand, and would be married next morning. This was called "stealing a girl".
    VI It was considered lucky that a bride should wear for her marriage attire, "Something old, + something new, something borrowed and something blue.
    Author:-
    William Hynes.
    Dereen,
    Ballymoe.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    William Hynes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Galway