School: Corracharra (roll number 16407)
- Location:
- Corracharra, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Brian Mac Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 008
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- (continued from previous page)If the parents of the girl were willing to have her marry this man, the the bargaining commenced as to what she should receive as dowery on her marriage day - it might be
£25 and even up to £100 & much over it, according to the wealth of the man who was looking for her as bride. Oftentimes the girl's mother sent a man over to the would-be husbands farm to turn the sod, and see what the land was like. When the bargain was made, and everybody satisfied the marriage also was arranged.III
This was most unconventional usually followed a dissagreement in the making of the match. Boy & girl ran away & stayed away together in some place for a considerable time before the marriage day was appointed.On Marriage DayOn the wedding-day after the celebration of the marriage in the church there was a "drag home". This meant that crowds of the neighbours went to cheer the wedding couple on their "triumphal journey" home. In the olden days both rode the one horse preceeded & followed by the neighbours on horse-back. A stop was made at any Public-house on the way in order the "more(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáit Ní Loingsigh
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Mc Eneany
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corgreagh, Co. Monaghan
