School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

Location:: Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:: Proinnsias Ó Sandair

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the best horse. The women used to sit behind the men on the horses' backs.

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Pósadh

Very long ago people used get married in their own houses. Then the first born baby would be baptised in the house. These are the names of some of the people that were married in their own houses:- Thomas Gallagher of Drummin and Cormac McCarthy of Scrappel. It was Father Doran married these two people. It is about one hundred and twenty years ago since people used get married in their own houses.