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School: Greaghagarran

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Greaghagarran, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
B.Nic Fhearghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1014, Page 293

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    1. Marriages usually take place between Christmas and Easter. It is not a usual thing to be married on Shrove Tuesday, but on rare occasions, weddings take place on that day.
    2. May is suppsed to be an unlucky month for a marraige. The old saying was "marry in May, you'll rue the day". "Thursday for losses" is another old saying.
    3. Except one out of fifty, there is scarcely any match-making nowadays; when it is a "match" the intending groom takes a man as companion, along to the bride's house, and final arrangements for the wedding are discussed between "half-ones of whiskey", which has been brought by
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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
    May Cusack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Carrickacroman, Co. Cavan