School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 20_030

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 20_030

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  1. In the olden times the people got married during Shrove.
    It often happened that the man would not see the woman nor the woman the man until they met at the church because it was the old people who made the match at that
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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
    Maureen O' Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs B. O' Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary