School: Clais na nGearrán (roll number 2979)
- Location:
- Clashnagarrane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Conchubhair
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- (continued from previous page)If the fortune is fixed they appoint a day to go seeing the land. Then if the land is worth the money the match is settled.
Then they appoint a night to eat the gander at the girl's house. The boy invites all his friends to the house and the girl does the same.
This is a night of dancing and singing, eating and drinking and of great enjoyment.
When this is over they arrange a day for the marriage.
On the morning of the wedding the boy takes a motor car to the girl's house for her. The boy does not go to the chapel in this car, but he goes in another motor car.
Then when they are(continues on next page)
