School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)

Location:
Athleague, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0264, Page 123

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0264, Page 123

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  1. Long ago when people got married they sent a man to the house of the girl to ask her and they sent a bottle of whiskey with him to give to the parents of the girl if they got the girl. The first night there was a supper in the girls house and all he friends gather together that night When the supper was over the man got a sum of money from the parents of the girl. The next night when the marriage was over the man had a party in his own house and all the friends come to the house in sidecars and flags flying on them The neighbours lighted a
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Somers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnasillagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Somers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnasillagh, Co. Roscommon