School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)
- Location:
- Athleague, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Máirtín
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- 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(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Somers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisnasillagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Somers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisnasillagh, Co. Roscommon