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School: Cill Dubh (roll number 16503)

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Kilduff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Emily Williams
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0444, Page 192

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    Marriages take place locally during Shrove specially on Shrove Tuesday. The unlucky days for marriages are Friday and Monday and the unlucky months our May and December. There are marches made in our district, and sometimes money is given as a dowry. There are wedding feast held at marriages and sometimes strawboys visit the house. The strawboys are disguised. They wear straw headdress. Wives do not sit with their husbands or horses at the present day.
    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
    Kathleen E. O Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinvosherig East, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    T. F. O Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballinvosherig East, Co. Kerry