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School: Curnanool N.S. (roll number 14497)

Location:
Cornanool, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0092G, Page 01_029

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    The principal time in the year for marriages is Spring because the man might have nobody in the house with him and he would have to cook his own meals and if he got married his wife would cook for him and he would be able to make a good sowing and he would not have the trouble of going into the house cooking
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrycoosh, Co. Mayo