School: Duxtown, Rathkeale (roll number 15943)

Location:: Duckstown, Co. Limerick
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Local Marriage Customs

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It is generally during Shrove marriages take place locally, but the most favoured day is Shrove Tuesday. People get married at any time during the year but I never heard of any marriage in May or the Harvest of the year. Monday and Friday marriages, are very unusual, also Sunday. In this district matches are made, and money is given as dowry up to this day. Stock or goods are often given as presents with the dowry. Some boy's friend come to the girl's house and talk to the people and if the people consent the girl and boy meet generally at the girl's home if they like each other, they draw down about the dowry, when the dowry is fixed the families
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Topics
1. activities
  social activities (~7)
  rites of passage (~573)
  marriage (~4,283)
Language

English
Collector
Eibhlís Ní Grádaig
Gender

Female
Address

Ballyea, Co. Limerick

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