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School: Coillte Críotáin

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Erris, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 274

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    The local people usually marry in Shrove Tide. It is said that it is not right to marry in May for if you marry in May you'll rue the day. There are matches made locally. I know a man that heard of a girl miles away from him and the match was settled and the bargain was made that she must have one hundred pounds sterling before she would marry him. She had it, and they were married.
    The customs observed on wedding days are:- After people have taken their dinner or breakfast in the hotel, they go home and some go home and have their wedding
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Toman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brislagh, Co. Roscommon