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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mary Agnes Smyth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 488

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  1. Marriage Customs in Olden Times (continued)

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    gloves. they had an old saying "Married in blue, Sure to be true."
    When they were married all would leave the chapel together for home and would go on a hasting gallop commonly known as "Haste to the wedding."
    They had an old superstition that which ever party arrived home first would survive the other.
    When they arrived home the bride was met at the door with an oat cake on a churn dash which was broken on her head before she entered the house.
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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
    Nellie Caulfield
    Gender
    Female