School: Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann (roll number 4230)
- Location:
- Lisgoold North, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0387, Page 039
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(continued from previous page)no fortune atall. If they were satisfied with every thing they settled on a day to meet one another. Sometimes they met in a neighbour's house; sometimes in a hotel in the town. There they settled a day on which to examine the premises. If they were pleased with everything they settled a day to buy the ring and the jewellery. They had a motor car each and they met at the jewellery shop. Then they went to the priest to tell him about the marriage. Then they settled a day for the marriage. Each of them gets a person to stand for them. They had a wedding also. The wedding started at the girl's house and finished at the boy's house. It was a custom to go one road and come home the other road. The wedding lasted a day and night. After they went on their honeymoon to Dublin, or London, or Wales.
- Collector
- Patrick Sarsfield
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr John Sarsfield
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Riesk, Co. Cork