School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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    Marriages 10 :3: '38
    Long ago there were no motors or traps ,and the usual thing that was brought to a marriage was horses and saddles..The couple would be in front in a horse and common car ,and they would drive hard to know who would be first.
    Then sidecars came ,but very few people would go a long way for the loan of them to go to a marriage. If they did not get the loan of it ,they would say
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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
    Patrick Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandmore, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Knocknageeha, Co. Clare