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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 16_022

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    Marriages most frequently take place in Spring. It is unlucky to marry during lent. In shrove people believe that the burglars are still coming around the lands as they were in olden times, when there were no walls or ditches dividing the lands. The people used to shake
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Daniels
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr M. Daniels
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary