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School: Baile an Churraigh

Location:
Ballincurry, Co. Galway
Teacher:
A. L. Ó Maoileannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 598

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    Marriage Customs
    1. It was a belief in olden times if it was an old man and woman that settled the match it was sure to be lucky.
    2. Cabbage and bacon was the feast at the wedding.
    3. The bridegroom would send a man to the girls house with a bottle of whiskey to ask the girl.
    4. The father of the girl would come to dig the man's land.
    5. If an old woman breaks oat-meal bread over the newly wed pair it is supposed to bring luck.
    6. If the girl looks out the key-hole of the door the morning
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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
    Marion Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pádhraigh O Dhubhdha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballincurry, Co. Galway