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School: Drumcormack (roll number 13201)

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Drumcormick, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Nora Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0272

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    car. A darked haired man is considered very lucky to meet first when on your journey to the Church.
    Long ago if a certain man wanted to marry some particular girl and he knew that if he asked her to be his wife he would not get her because her people did not think him good enough for her. What he did was to go secretly at night and steal the girl from her home and carry her away from her home and carry her away on horseback. Her people then usually allowed the marriage to take place immediately. Sometimes if a girl was in danger of being stolen they hid her away but oftentimes the robbers came at night and
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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
    Bridie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lugacaha, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymote, Co. Sligo