School: Gortnasilla (roll number 15133)
- Location:
- Gortnasillagh East, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Mc Loughlin
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- 1. At what period of the year do marriages most frequently take place?
1. Marriages take place here most frequently in Shrove that is the time from New Year's Day to Ash Wednesday.
2. What months and days are thought unlucky for marriages?
2. Saturdays, Fridays, and Wednesdays are thought unlucky for marriage and March is thought an unlucky month for marriage
3. Are matches made in your district?
3. Yes. Matches are frequently made in this district.How a match is made.
In every district there is a match-maker. If a boy is too shy to go to the house where the girl is he brings a bottle of whiskey to the match-maker and the match-maker goes to a house where there is a Suitable girl. At first the match-maker gives the father and mother some of the whiskey and then he asks them for their daughter for the boy. If they consent to give her to him, they will meet in the nearest Village the next fair day and things will be settled and the day of the marriage will be appointed. On this day the boy goes early to the house where the girl is and they will go to the chapel and get(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kevin O Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs O Donnell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lugmeeltan, Co. Leitrim
