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School: Gort na Binne (roll number 4846)

Location:
Gortnabinny, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máirín Ní Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0461, Page 169

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    Long ago people used to give sheep and cattle for a fortune.
    Long ago the people used not get married certain days and certain months because something happened on these days in the old law.
    It is not right for two brothers to get married the same day or year because one of them would die.
    If a wedding met a funeral one of them would die before a year.
    It is not right for the people to go to Mass the first Sunday after getting married for fear they would be over looked.
    It is not right to make a churn the wedding day.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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