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School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)

Location:
Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Thos. Mc Gettrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0051

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    in that day would be supposed to be getting a jolly good fortune.
    Match settled the girls father goes to see the place his daughter is going to get. He also brings a man or two with him another night's eating and drinking takes place.
    If he likes the place they finally arrange to have a wedding and they meet again in the the girl's house and appoint a day for the wedding. If the farmer is well to do he gets about six gallons of whiskey three turkies and three or four geese, beef, ham, etc and makes a fine feast for all the friends and neighbours. It was very pleasant and cheerful on arriving back to hear the old fiddlers out on
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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
    Margaret Annie Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockadalteen, Co. Sligo