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School: Iubhrach (roll number 8074)

Location:
Uragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Cristíne Ní Shíoda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 309

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    Weddings in Ireland in ancient times were great excitement. They are not so much now as they are mostly kept quiet until the wedding morning.
    In those days match-making was very common among the people. A few old men would go to a house and settle a match between a young boy and a young girl. The girl usually got some money or stock from her parents.
    On the morning of the wedding a party would leave for the church in a number of side cars. When the pair would be married they would go for a drive to some town.
    At the present day we have motor-cars to drive the party anywhere they wish to go.
    When the party would arrive home at night the straw-boys would be in the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    G. Gallagher
    Address
    Uragh, Co. Leitrim