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School: Baile Fionáin, Fearann Fuar (roll number 7990/1)

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Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0459, Page 127

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    During Shrove mostly people get married. Monday and Tuesday are unlucky days for marriages. Nearly always the girl that is getting married wears blue clothes, and the man that is getting married wears navy or brown clothes. it is said that after the marriage cermony being performed, the married couple set off on honey-moon in coaches or carriages. On the return from the
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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
    Hanna Brosnan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockanes, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Andrew Brosnan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockanes, Co. Kerry