School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)
- Location:
- Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Sr. Irín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 012
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- (continued from previous page)with iron bars crossing from one side to the other, and an iron at the back, which served as a support to the grid-iron when standing, that is when bread was being baked on it.
- About a week before a couple were married, they used run away to a neighbours house about a half a mile or so from their native homes. When the neighbours heard this they all gathered together and came to this house, and each brought with him a bottle of whiskey. The bride and groom used stand one on every side of the entrance to the house. The groom had a five naggin bottle, out of which every person got a drink as he passed into the house. When all had partaken of the drink, The Groom smashed the bottle off a stone, and spilled the remainder of the contents. Everybody went into the house then, where they danced and sang until morning.
A hauling home. The morning after the runaway,(continues on next page) - Collector
- Philomena Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolatty, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Susan Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Gortmore South, Co. Monaghan
