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School: Dearg Dún (roll number 10894)

Location:
Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire Ní Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 022

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    Most marriages take place during Easter week or during the time between January 6th and Ash Wednesday, this latter term is locally called "Saraft".
    Sometimes "Matches" are made in our district and about fifty or a hundred pounds are generally given as a fortune or dowry. There is a wedding feast held sometimes in the bride's home and sometimes in the boy's house, and the visitors and guests dance to the music of the local fiddlers and flute players.
    During the night's dancing "straw-boys" visit the bridegroom's
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Fred Forbes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Robert John Crawford
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim