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School: An Gleann (roll number 14113)

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Glen, Co. Sligo
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Proinnsias Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 270

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  1. Marriage Customs in My District (continued)

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    Ash-Wednesday to Easter-Sunday. It is unlucky to get married in May.
    The man who has six cows gets more dowry than the man with tow cows. The man who is getting married sends another man to ask a girl. When the father agrees to give the girl they go and settle the match. Long ago when they got married they came on side-cars. They sang and laughed as they went along the road. The hauling home is a few days after the wedding. There is a wedding first in the girl's house and when the girl goes to her future home there is another wedding in the man's house.
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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
    Lily Kerins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rockbrook, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    James Kerins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Rockbrook, Co. Sligo