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School: Caiseal (roll number 16085)

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Cashel, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Mághnuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 261

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    The marriages generally took place around in the month of January and March. They used to take place the same time long ago and most of all around Shrove Tuesday sometimes called salting Tuesday or Seraft. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday on this day the people used to throw salt or bran or meal on the unmarried people to help them fresh during Lent.
    In olden times the people used never get married in May or in green clothes because they liked to get married in blue. The night before the marriage there used to be a great feast in the
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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
    Annie Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Anne Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowcanada, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curryaun, Co. Mayo