School: Corry (roll number 7011)
- Location:
- Corry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Cox
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- Long ago most of marriages were "Matches". The local match maker when he heard of a Lady going to be married he went to her father and told him of a likely place for her or perhaps he went to the boy's father or mother about a suitable girl.
A night was arranged to go match making. When the night came they went to the other house to bargin with the parents with a bottle of whiskey.
The amount of the fortune depended on the size of the place. For instance a man with nine cows expect at least £150 with a young girl. If she was old he expected more.
After a lot of rangling and drinking of whiskey the match was made and the "day" was settled. The boy and girl were brought together, all sorts of preparations were made for a big day, in the girl's house may be a pig was killed to provide bacon and ham, if it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Conway
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fairy Hall, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Conway
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 41
- Address
- Fairy Hall, Co. Westmeath
