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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 23_021

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    them, but they were not right marriages, for Liam was not a priest, but he knew all about marrying people all the same.
    The Parish Priest heard all about him and at this wake, he disguised himself as a traveller and went to the corpse-house and during the night a young man and a young girl without a penny of money asked for Liam na Glas.
    After a while the cermony began and the couple or Liam not knowing the priest was looking on. When they were at the end the priest got up and said "The cermony is finished all but a few words",
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jane Gately
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cronin, Co. Roscommon