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School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407, Page 043

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    reception. They have lots of drink and they stay drinking till morning. Sometimes the people do not want them and this leads to fighting. There is not much of a wedding unless a match has been made.
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  2. Marriage Customs

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    It is a custom when a person is getting married, first some responsible person is sent with an account of the match. Then if the parties concerned agree there is a day appointed for them to meet in town. Then they begin to bargain about the fortune and praise the good qualities of the young man and woman concerned. If they agree upon a bargain there is another day appointed for the man and woman intented to be married to be married to meet in town. The fortune is paid and agreements drawn in presence of a solicitor making the intended pair a real owner of the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meen, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tom Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Meen, Co. Kerry