School: Cluain Eich (roll number 9942)
- Location:
- Clooneagh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Sr. Ó Donnabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 260
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- (continued from previous page)her, they would stay in the neighbours house along with her that night or that day. Then they would acquaint or tell her parents about it, and her parents would have to pay a certain amount of money to the boy that was going to marry their daughter. If the parents did not pay this tax, the boy would not marry the girl and no other boy would marry her either. This was called a run-away.
- Marry in April when you can,
Joy for maiden and for man
Marry in the month of May,
You will surely rue the day
Marry when June roses blow,
Over land and sea you'll go
They who in June do wed,
Must labour always for their bread
Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Green
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumard (Jones), Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Green
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Drumard (Jones), Co. Leitrim
