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School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

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Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 15_005

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    Most people get married during Shrove. Long ago people used not get married at any part of the year only during Shrove. They said it was not lucky to be married in May or in December. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays were supposed to be the luckiest days of the week for marriages. It was in the bride's house the wedding used to be and it usually lasted two or three days.
    Now people get married at every part of the year except Lent and Advent. They have the wedding in the house they are going to live in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Mc Namara
    Gender
    Female