School: Killeen, Granard (roll number 13752)

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   o clock but it was useless because they were afraid to go any further because they thought the clay would fall in on them and they had to cover the hole again.
   There is also a big hill outside Granard and the old people say that they are jewels under it and that they were buried there by Irish soldiers. It is supposed that battle was fought on the hill that the jewels are under. There were no attempts made to find it.
   I was told this my uncle and he is 41 years.
   Michael Cunningham Toneywarden, Lisryan.

   

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2. Local Marriage Customs

   

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   426 Local Marriage Customs Marriages generally take place in this district before Kent and Advent. The old people used to have a ryhme which tells the lucky and unlucky days for getting married. Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday is the best day of all Thursday for losses,

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. marriage (~4,283)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Harry Fagan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killeen, Co. Longford

   Informant

   Michael Fagan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   45