School: Ballybay (Hall St.) (roll number 12378)
- Location:
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Ó Maonaigh
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- Informant
- Mrs Wiley
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Marriages most frequently take place in this district either immediately before Lent or just after Easter. Shrove Tuesday and Easter Monday are favourite days for weddings. The month of May is supposed to be unlucky for marriages, and Sunday is not looked upon as a suitable day for this event.
Matchmaking was at one time very common in this country, the parents of the young couple arranging(continues on next page)