School: Cortubber
- Location:
- Corr an Tobair, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Mary A. Burke
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- (continued from previous page)investigates the young man's worth, land, stock, house and see that his daughter gets her name in the deeds if any. Mind he doesn't part with his daughter or her money without being sure of getting value for the money.
Of course nowadays the son owns the house as the old man looks for the pension but in old times the old couple didn't give up their rights till they died unless they were well compansated. The father and mother of the boy reserve a room for themselves in the house the grass of a cow, turf, fowl, etc.
- In the district of the school long ago when a man went in search of a wife round Shraft what he used to do was throw in his hat and if the hat was lifted by those inside it was a sign that he was welcome to enter and state his business. When the hat was thrown back he could be going about his business he(continues on next page)
