School: Báinseach, Cill Chaoi (roll number 11714)
- Location:
- Kildeema, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Cárthaigh
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- Long ago when people were getting married there were horse races, and trying to get first to the chapel where the man and the woman were getting married. When my grand-father was getting married. Pat Houlihan was driving him on a side car to the chapel and there were twenty three side cars in the marriage.
In the months of January February and sometimes a week into March the most marriages are, and it is called the Shrove. There is a big difference between the marriages long ago and the marriages now. It was all horse cars and side cars long ago and it is nothing but motor cars now.
January February and March are lucky months to get married in, and April May and June are also called lucky Months. August and September are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Hanrahan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newtown West, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr Jack Houlihan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Newtown West, Co. Clare
