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School: A Cnoc Buí, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 9588)

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Knockeenbwee Lower, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0300, Page 296

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    People generally get married during Shrove. The Month of May and Fridays were supposed to be unlucky. Shrove Tuesday was thought to be the luckiest day to get married. Matches are made in the district. Money was always given as dowry. It was a custom seldom stock or goods were given. Long ago the rich people used to get married at the house. It was a custom to have a feast and to have all the neighbours. A wedding procession and a hauling home was always held. They used race on the way home. The wives used sit on the horses with their husbands. And they called them culogs.
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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
    Nora Ní Drisceoil
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lahanaght, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Dómhnall O Drisceoil
    Gender
    Male