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School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)

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Cappamore, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 180

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    have not been known to each other.
    The fortune that the man receives has, as a rule, to be paid over to some other member of the family.
    Then, when both parties have consented to marry, a day is arranged for the wedding to take place, and they meet in town to buy the ring.
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  2. Matchmaking

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    When a farmer's daughter has a fortune to get, her parents are on the look out for a suitable match for her. They make enquiries about unmarried men who have farms. The matter is discussed at fairs and markets. Then if they find a suitable man with a farm for the girl, her father with two or three other friends go to see the man, and see the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Connors
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cappamore, Co. Limerick