School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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  1. My mother got married on the 4th March 1923 to Michael Kennedy of Rushhill in the parish of Balla.
    There was a wedding party in my mother's house the night before the marriage as was the custom.
    Then they went on three side cars next morning to the church with fourteen of the nearest friends. After the cermony they came home. When my grand
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    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Rush Hill, Co. Mayo