School: Doire Clathach (roll number 11931)
- Location:
- Derryclogh Upper, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Firbisigh
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- (continued from previous page)There all my days
Where no man for ever can prevent my mind from ease.
Underneath the green pillar I'll principally wander and moan
And I'll die in the arms of Jimmy mo mhíle Stór.
- In the weddings of old in my time there were no cars. The married couple sometimes might have a car but before it was very seldom at all.
But every man asked to the wedding if he was married brought his wife with him, and if he was a single man he brought his sweetheart with some neighbouring girl. The woman always rode behind the man because at that(continues on next page) - Informant
- Dómhnaill Ó Drisceóil
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Lahanaght, Co. Cork
