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School: Termonfeckin

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Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 275

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 275

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    The customs that are held when the bride is going to be married she is taken to the church in an ass and cart and the cart would be dressed up with roses.
    The wedding breakfast is held in the brides house, and after that the bride and groom leave off for their honeymoon. The honeymoon lasts for about a week or a fortnight. When they return there is a feast of singing and dancing in their new home.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    Marriages usually take place between Christmas and Shrove and after Easter. The lucky months are May and July. From the following old saying we may know the lucky and unlucky
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Duff
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Michael Duff
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth