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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 261

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    the morning of the marriage the bride's friends call to her house and then the bridegroom's friends call to her house, and then the latter party set off for the bride's house. When they were married they drove round the district and there were twenty jaunting cars, and a covered or closed jaunting car for the bridal pair.
    On their way home they were sure to be roped by a party of men who demanded money from the happy couple. The people who prepared the dinner had a big task for they often cooked up to twenty geese as well as huge pieces
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Sheahan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Finuge, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Miss Bessie Quilter
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry