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School: Cloghogue (roll number 15574)

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Cloghoge Upper, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Ml. Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 316

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 316

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    given. The marriage takes place usually at seven or eight o clock in the morning.
    The wedding feast is held in the bridegrooms house but the bride pays for it. Strawboys visit the house and claim money and and whiskey and if they do not get it they cause a lot of trouble before they leave.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bartholemew Ballantine
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brickeen, Co. Sligo