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School: Killorglin (C.) (roll number 12833)

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Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Úna Nic Coluin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0434, Page 010

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    honeymoon at the end of Shrove they are supposed not to return home until Lent is over, unless they come home before Ash Wednesday.
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    Most of the country people around here get married at Shrove. The town people get married at Easter or after Shrove.
    The people around here say that it is unlucky to get married in August and also on a Monday. They say also that it is unlucky to get married in green.
    Most of the country people make matches, and some of the townspeople make them too.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peigí Ní Fhoghludha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ownagarry, Co. Kerry