School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

Location:
Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 19_008

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 19_008

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  1. Shrove is a time of the year in which the people make matches for their sons and daughters. Sometimes it is long and times short. It starts a short time after Christmas and ends the day before Ash Wednesday. The last day is called Shrove Tuesday.
    When they marry they send invitations to the neighbours. When they are married all the neighbours come in and dance for the day. When they come out of the chapel the people
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Tuohy
    Gender
    Male