School: Gurteen, Ballymahon
- Location:
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 114
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- (continued from previous page)had to go five miles to the chapel and after the marriage being over they went for a drive which covered twenty miles. The wedding lasted two days.
- Marriages take place in March Matches are made in my district Two men go to the house with a bottle of whiskey. The girl is brought up to the parlour. She is asked will she take this man. If there is any money in question he will ask what money she has. If she has enough of money to suit him, the match is made. If not she is thrown up like a bad heifer you would be buying in the fair. The like of that man marries the money and invites the girl(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Dimond
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrynabuntale, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr Dimond
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
