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School: Granard (2) (roll number 14883)

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Granard, Co. Longford
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Úna, Bean Éaléod
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    Local Marriage Customs
    Usually marriages take place about Shrove - tide
    Old people say that Friday is a very unlucky day for marriage
    Money is usually given for dowry and sometimes farm stock.
    When the married couple go on their honeymoon Bandbeggars visit the house.
    They wear straw on their heads and if they do not get as much money as they want they do harm to the house or farm stock.
    I got this information from Patrick Hynes aged seventy three and who lives in Killeen.
    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
    Informant
    Patrick Hynes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Longford