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School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)

Location:
Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Módhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 627

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    Marriages
    Most marriages take place from the twelfth day until Lent. The people say that Wednesday is a very lucky day for getting married.
    They say Saturday is an unlucky day for getting married. It was a custom to shake salt on the young boys and girls that would'nt be married in shovetide.
    The night of the wedding the straw boys come dressed in rags. They come into the house watching porter to drink. The colour of clothes they usually wear when they are getting married is blue. It was a custom long ago when they got a glass of wine the night of the wedding they threw the glass on the ground.
    When they are coming home to the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Reamonn Moughan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cahernabrock, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Devaney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cahernabrock, Co. Mayo