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School: Cloncovid

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Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
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S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 133

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    Local Marriage Customs,
    Marriages usually take place in the district during shrove of before Lent or Advent. May is considered an unlucky month for marriages and Thursdays and Fridays are considered unlucky days.
    There are many matches made in this district. In days gone by people used to give money and land as dowery to the groom, Long ago the marriages used to take place in the houses. Some people used to get married at three o'clock in the evening. It is customary for the bride to borrow some
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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
    Annie Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. Cavan