School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)

Location:
Athleague, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0264, Page 105

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  1. When a man wants to marry a girl he has to send another man to her house to ask the parents. If they agree he takes out a bottle of whiskey which he has hid in his coat. Then a party is held and all her relations attend it. The marriage then takes place + the supper is held in the mans house. It was said that long ago when the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Mac Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Athleague, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Roscommon