School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór
- Location:
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máthais Íde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0702, Page 189
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- (continued from previous page)are very lucky. Long ago everyone used to be married on a Sunday.
A couple of hundred pounds was given in marriage as a fortune. There was often very hard bargaining. If there was not enough of money, stock, as cows, calves etc were added to it to pull it up to the sum asked.
Marriages used to be celebrated in the evening. There was no nuptial Mass. Rich people were married in their homes.
- A piece of the holly used to decorate the house at Christmas was kept over till pancake night. It was then put under the frying pan to help to cook the pancakes.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Usher
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
