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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mary Agnes Smyth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 513

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  1. How the Old People got Married

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    As a general rule the people used to go to the church to get married. Sometimes the priest used to go to the house and marry them.
    They thought it was unlucky to get married in Lent or in the Month of May or the day after St. Stephen's. They used to give money as a fortune and if they had would give stock and sometimes they would give both.
    The straw boys
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Brennan
    Gender
    Female