School: Both Íseal (roll number 16744)
- Location:
- Boheeshil, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ua Conchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)Long ago nobody would get married but on a Tuesday Thursday or Saturday. The times of the year people used to get married were during Shrove, from Easter Sunday to the 1st August, or on the month of November.
- The old custom in the Country where a young man was to get married, was, the young man got a friend of his to go to a farmer whom he expected had a fortune for his daughter and asked her for the young man. This man was called a "Stocah".Then the girl's father appointed a certain place and a certain night for the "Stocac" to bring the young man with him. On the night appointed they all met in a public house. They settled about the "fortune". This was the money the young man was to get for his property.Then they appointed a certain day for signing an agreement and also the day of the wedding. They went to a solicitor to sign an agreement giving the property to the young man and his wife.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Breen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Cloon East, Co. Kerry