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School: Béal Átha Gabhann (Silvermines), Nenagh (roll number 15696)

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Béal Átha Gabhann, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Floinn
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  1. Old Crafts and Old Marriages

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    In old times the people used to earn their living by fishing they used to go out and fish early in the morning till late in the evening. They used to catch many fish every day and sell it. A whole crowd of them used to go out together.
    In the night they used to have candles for light and when the time would come for picking the potatoes a crowd of men would pick them in a basket.
    Old Marriages
    In old times the people used to get married on special days and special months because they heard Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday the best day of all, Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses and Saturday no luck at all, and they used to think it was unlucky to get married in the month of May and December. Many of them used to get married during Shrove.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
      2. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. deasghnátha aistrithe saoil (~573)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Stapleton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Cúilín, Co. Thiobraid Árann
    Informant
    Mrs John Stapleton
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    An Cúilín, Co. Thiobraid Árann