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School: Cor Dubh (roll number 13806)

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Corduff, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mrs Flood
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0934, Page 004

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    from all her friends.
    It is a custom that the married couple get dinners from their friends also.When they are a month married the bride goes home to her parent's house usually called the months visit and there is a reception held there.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    Marriages usually take place in Summer time.First of all the marriage takes place after the nuptial mass the guests wait outside the chapel and when the bride and bridegroom come out the first thing they get is a shower of confetti and rice.
    Then the bride and bridegroom go into the first car and the guests into the other cars.The breakfast takes place and the bride cuts a slice of the cake and divides it amongst the guests.Then they all drink to the health of the bride and
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Finegan
    Gender
    Male