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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 450

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    of water on the fire a put three pounds of tea into the water and when the water was boiling the drained all the water from the tea leaves. Then the served the tea leaves around to all who were at the wedding feast. There was a wedding woman from Armagh at the feast and she told them how to make the tea.
    That was the only person in the district who knew how to make tea.
    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
    Máire Ní Rúnaidhe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Drumboat, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Michael Meegan
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumboat, Co. Monaghan