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School: Ceathrú na gCloch, Gleann Fraoigh (roll number 12806)

Location:
Carrownaglogh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 555

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    When I was a girl all the marriages took place in Shroft (Shrove tide) The fortunes usedn't be very big - twenty or thirty pounds, a cow, and maybe a feather tick. The whole fortune wasn't given at the time of the marriage only about half it.
    The remainder was given when the first child was born.
    When a girl's match was made, a round of poteen was brewed and a good piece of American bacon bought. Maybe a few fowl would be killed also.
    As the bride left the house for the chapel a horse-shoe nail was put into her hand for luck and the tongs was flung after her.
    The men rode on horses and the girls rode behind them.
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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
    Bríd Bhreathnach
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Bunnyconnellan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Máire Ní Maol Earcaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Bunnyconnellan, Co. Mayo