School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)
- Location:
- Aclint, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Neill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 271
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- (continued from previous page)key which he would put on the fourth finger of the bride and that would do instead of a ring. there were no cars and the people had to go walking to get married. These marriage customs used to be in the years 1826 and 1827, these were done in Reaghstown.
Written by Michael Boylan on 5th Jan. 38
Told by Mrs Boylan, on 4th Jan 38
Reaghstown.
- Penal times
In the penal days the priest used to day mass under the hedges;
There is an old cave at Crownmartin where the priest used to say mass in and all the people around about the district went to it and they used to be always watching to see would the English soldiers be coming as they would kill the priest is the caught him there is an old cave at Tullykeel where(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bridie Sharkey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Edward Sharkey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Edmondstown, Co. Louth
