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School: Earl Darnley (roll number 13573)

Location:
Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Siubhán Ní Loichéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 180

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    When rich people are married, they have paper bags of silver and when they are leaving the church door they throw it out to the poor who look forward to it.
    People throw rice and confetti at the bride and bridegroom.
    Its the custom that the bride and bridegroom never travel in the same car when they are going to the church to be married.
    Nobody can be married in Lent without getting special permission.
    When the bride and bridegroom are married the friends tie ribbons out of all
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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
    Grace Crawford
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stirrupstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Kathleen Crawford
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killallon, Co. Meath