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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

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Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 083

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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    A matchmaker named Timothy Hegarty known as Tadhg an Túirín lived in Mount Gabriel about forty or fifty years ago. He lived in a small little thatched house at the bottom of the hill between Glaun and Mount Gabriel. He used to go from house to house making matches, and he used to get five pounds from the people he used to make the match for, and if he would not he would recover it by law.
    Monday and Friday are the unlucky days for people to get married. An old saying as regards good luck is:-
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