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

Location:
Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghlú
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    The most of the people get married during "Shrove. The unlucky months for people getting married are July and August. They say it is unlucky to wear black clothes when you are getting married. The unlucky days are Mondays and fridays. The strawboys used be great welcome at the wedding. They used to wear women's clothes and their faces masked. Money is given as a fortune usually. The people getting married get some thing like a
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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
    Cissie Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghmore West, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Batt Horgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garraun, Co. Kerry