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School: Caisleán Mathúna (B) (roll number 16202)

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Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Ó Hárdaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 024

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    expense of the of bride groom but more often the expense was met by a “join”, every man in the party subscribing. The ladies only paid at the fiddler’s collection.
    As the party arrived at the house of the bride, they were met by a person with a bottle of whiskey. Some of the whiskey was drunk there after which the bridegroom broke the bottle. Should the bottle fail to break with the first attempt it was regarded as an ill omen for the newly-married pair. Guests coming to a wedding used to bring loaves.
    The bride was met at the door with a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Jason Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan