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School: Tattenclave

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Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
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Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 118

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    On Shrove Tuesday weddings mostly take place in this district nowadays. The people say it is unlucky to marry on a Monday, and the month of November is unlucky also. The people say anyone who marries on Shrove Tuesday will live till they are ninety-six.
    It is unlucky to meet a red-headed woman and her hair not combed and her shoes open. To throw an old shoe or a piece of tin after the groom or bride is lucky. The people used to make matches out of sluse (?) and soap on wedding days.
    The bride has to get money from the groom when they are being married. In olden times they used to get a sheep or a
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    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
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