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School: An Cnoc (B.) (roll number 16122)

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Knock, Co. Mayo
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Tomás Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0108, Page 238

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    get married during Lent, and generally there was a rush by those who were slow in getting married on Shrove Tuesday. If they did not get married before Shrove Tuesday, they could not get married until after Lent. In the towns on Shrove Tuesday the people had a habit of throwing salt on the girls who were not married so as to preserve them for another year.
    At that time the bride always got a fortune. It was not always money. Often the match was broken off because the girl who was getting married did not get an extra cow or heifer.
    They had certain
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tobias Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Drum, Co. Mayo