School: Lochán Mór
- Location:
- An Lochán Mór, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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- Most marriages take place in SHROVE - no special day.
May & August are considered unlucky as are also Monday, Friday and Lá Cros na Bliadhna.
MATCHES are common & are often made in public-houses on Fair-days.
The most common procedure is - The óganach, his father & a "helper" (the father's brother, or some such old relative) commonly known as the "spéicéir" (speaker) go to the cailín óg's house armed with a couple of bottles of whiskey.
The girl's parents often have another spéicéir at the reception. The visiting spéicéir, after the usual prelims. are over, starts the ball rolling, by getting down(continues on next page)
