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School: St Columb's Moville

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Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hamilton Stewart
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 302

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    daughter be willing to marry the young man.
    If the man gives his consent the next thing to ask about is what will he give her for a wedding dowry. Different things are given as a dowry. It depends on the wealth of the girl’s father. The smallest dowry is a few hens or a hatching of eggs.
    It has never been known locally of marriages taking place in the house.
    A custom at a wedding is that the bride and bridegroom cut the wedding cake.
    If a wedding feast is held it is usually in the young woman’s house or sometimes in a hotel. It is called a reception.
    In olden times straw boys visited the house that
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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
    Kathleen Gibson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal