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1. Shrove and its Customs (continued)

   

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   they would name a day to go to see the farm and if they were all satisfied they would name a day to go to the nearest town or city to write the marriage agreements and father would give over the farm to his son and it would be written down that his father and mother should be supported in the house as long as they lived. Then they would name the day of the wedding. The marriage. In the morning they would have a party at the bride's house. About three o'clock they used to be married that time. They had coaches to drive to the chapel and back again and to drive around the country. Sometimes they would go to the bridegroom's house after the marriage. They would have a barn cleared and made ready for that night, and they would have a barrel of porter or two also. They used to be dancing and singing all night until morning

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   1. ócáidí
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   English

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   Crissie O Riordan

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