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School: Cill Chuisigh (roll number 16296)

Location:
Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
P. Ó Damhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 127

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    It is the custom in this locality that no one gets married in Lent. People say that Mondays and Wednesdays are lucky days to get married on.
    When a man is going to get mailed he sends two men to ask the girl and sends a bottle of whiskey with them.
    Then her parents ask what sort of a place he had and how many cows he kept.
    Then the groom asks how much of a fortune the man was to give his daughter.
    The groom is then invited to the brides house and all arrangements are made and a marriage day appointment.
    The brides mother send for some of her neighboring women to chose what kind of a dress she would
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Thomas Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Socks, Co. Leitrim