School: Tullycasson
- Location:
- Ardvagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- About a hundred years ago when a person was going to get married in some cases there would be as you call a "runaway" Tat is the boy would bring the girl to a relation's house of his own where they would make the match.
The father of the girl would be there helping to make the match The man would not be satisfied to get the girl unless she would have a good fortune. The father would try to have a hundred pounds to give the daughter. He would be in great humour if his intended wife got a lot of money. They would complete the match that night. In a few nights after the match all their relations would come to the groom's house and have with them a bottle of whiskey.
There would be a great big feast held in the house. That was called a bottle drink Next day the girl's father would send for them and there wol would be a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ellen Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Legglass, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Owen Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Legglass, Co. Cavan
