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School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)

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Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269D, Page 03_017

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  1. Marriage Customs (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    money used to be given long ago, but not now.
    Nobody in this locality remembers marriages to take place in the homes of the people. They always take place in the parish church, and always on the afternoon.
    The contracting parties used to invite all their friends, and all the guests used to accompany them to the church, on side-cars drawn by horses.
    Sometimes there used to be over twenty cars at such a marriage.
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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
    Kathleen Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrycahill, Co. Roscommon