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School: Tattenclave

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Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
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Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 123

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  1. Marriage Customs (continued)

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    would take pieces of the bottle home with them and put the pieces of the bottle under their pillows that night to see what would they dream about.
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  2. Marriage Customs

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    The most time marriages are carried out is between Lent and Advent. The thirteenth of any month is considered unlucky for marrying. The parents of the people who are getting married make the match. The matchmakers are paid by drink. There is money given as fortune to the groom.
    Long ago people could get married at any time of the day. The straw boys used to visit the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom P. Corrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan