1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Tulach Ruacháin

School: Tulach Ruacháin

Location:
Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 632

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 632

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Tulach Ruacháin
  2. XML Page 632
  3. XML “Marriages”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Marriages

    Share Share Post
    There are certain times in the year which are supposed to be lucky and unlucky to get married. May is supposed to be an unlucky month to get married. August is supposed to be a lucky month to get married. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are said to be lucky days to get married. Any people who are getting married always get married before shrove. If not they would not be married for the year. Before a marriage would take place a match was made. The parents of those who were to be married would meet in town. They they would make the match. A fortune was given with the girl who is to be married.
    The above information was given to me by Patrick Brennon,
    John Brennon. Tulrahon
    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
    John Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo