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School: Áth an Lín (B.), Baile an Gharrdha (roll number 9632)

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Aughalin, Co. Limerick
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Michael de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0489, Page 198

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    “The new system of marriage is different from the old system.”

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    The new system of marriage is different from the old system. People are married in churches now and so were people long ago but it was a great custom of theirs to be married in the farmer's house. The people are married on Shrove Tuesday or before it now and it was so in olden times. Long ago when the marriage ceremony was over the newly - married couple went home in a covered in car drawn by two horses. At some part of the road a rope was held
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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
    Eamonn Ó Duinneachair
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockaderry, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Seán de Paor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Knockaderry, Co. Limerick