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School: Cillín

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Cillín na Tríonóide, Co. Mhaigh Eo
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Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 533

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  1. Marriages and Customs Relating to them

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    Long ago people got married during the "Seraft." The unlucky days were Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and they were called "la na leant." Money and stock and goods were always given as a fortune. About a hundred years ago the people were married by the priest in their own homes. Then the poeple brought a duck or a hen or a goose or five shillings to the house of the wedding. The "straw men" were dressed in women's clothes and straw hats. The "straw men" got welcome in the house of the wedding because they danced and played music. Long ago if they did not come they thought it no marriage at all. People often raced home from the marriage
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    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
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    English
    Informant
    Martin Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Maighnigh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Mrs Franklin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Mhoing Riabhach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Pat Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Mhoing Riabhach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Pat Tighe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile an Chábáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Peter Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Cnocán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Thomas Gardiner
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Cnocán, Co. Mhaigh Eo