School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 01_015

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 01_015

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  1. Marriages usually take place in the first week of Febuary and continue until lent sets in. Seldom a marriage take place in Lent. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Tursdays are supossed to be unlucky days Marriages are never administered in houses they always take place in churches.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Errew, Co. Mayo