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School: Árd-achadh (roll number 14075)

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Ardagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Anraoi Musgrave
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0486, Page 125

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  1. Lore of Marriages

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    Written by Con Enright,
    Skehanagh,
    Ardagh.
    Facts collected from Mrs. E. Enright.
    Lore of Marriages.
    Long ago there were many more marriages than there are now and many customs were observed. The following are some of them.
    Marriages principally took place during Shrove and during the months of June and November. The days thought unlucky for marriage are Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays and the months are May, July and August.
    One local custom was that it was lucky to throw a bag of rice at the
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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
    Con Enright
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skehanagh, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs C. Enright
    Gender
    Female