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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 277

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    These offerings are paid for the faith. When leaving the church rice is thrown on the bride and groom. A wedding breakfast is eaten in the bride's house.
    The bride and groom usually go on their honeymoon to Dublin or Blackrock for a few days. When they return home a dance is held in the grooms. There is always a bonefire are tarbarrels lighted when they come back from their honeymoon.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    Marriages usually take place in the summer months. Some people have superstitions about the month of May. Wednesday is supposed to be the luckiest day of the week to get married on as a local proverb says,
    Monday for health
    Tuesday for wealth
    Wednesday the best day of all
    Thursday for losses
    Friday for crosses and
    Saturday no day at all
    Matches are not made now but were the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baltray, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Miss Anne Freeman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baltray, Co. Louth