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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

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Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 232

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    Marriages used to take place in January or February the oftenest.
    No marriages used to take place in Shrove. The month of May Lá na Leanbh and May day were thougt unlucky for marriages.
    There used to be wisps of straw lit from the chapel to the horse of the pair who were married
    The runaway matches a boy and a girl would meet in a certain place then they would go to a house where they knew they would be kept. They would stop there and the match would be made. When they would receive the money some would go to America and others would get there fathers place.
    Stock was given fro a present to the pair who were married.
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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
    Maureen Hett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Honor Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo