School: Hollymount (roll number 13122)
- Location:
- Cleighran Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Philip Carrigan
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- XML “Old Marriage Customs”
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- People married between 6th Jan. and Ash Wed.
Unlucky months for marriage were: May, July, December.
Unlucky days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Matches were made before hand.
Groom sent a friend to ask bride, then they went on an appointed night to make the bargain.
The bride's dowry consisted of money cattle o linen
On morning of wedding all friends were invited to bride's house for breakfast then they marched in pairs to the Church accompanied by fifers playing 'Haste to the Wedding'. After the marriage thy adjourned to the local Public House for a drink. After that they went to bride's house for dinner. Then came the 'straw boys' dressed in skirts of straw
Each boy danced the bride and left the house.- Informant
- Mrs O' Hara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornamucklagh South, Co. Leitrim