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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Malla (roll number 16159)

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Mallow, Co. Cork
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 636

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    done without the consent of the boy or girl and it frequently happened that they never met until the day previous to their marriage.
    The match-maker of course got paid for his labours and the cheaper he got the girl into a farm the more he got; as it was the farm and what it contained mattered most and not the happiness of the parties that were married. There are no professional match-makers in Mallow now though matches are sometimes made here even to this day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mallow, Co. Cork