School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)
- Location:
- Drumandoora, Co. Clare
- Teachers: Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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- Shrove is the time for contracting marriages. Shrove begins after Christmas and ends on Ash Wednesday. When a few aged men would be sitting around the fire in the Shrove nights.
They would draw down a match about some young boy + girl. When they would have all finished up they would have bring the boy to the girls house to settle on the fortune. in olden times cattle used to be given for fortunes.
The would kill a few geese and have a big supper and(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Mac Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Acres, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Peter Mac Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Acres, Co. Clare