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Lissaniska East, Co. Mayo
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Patrick Kilduff
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 211

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  1. Beliefs and Customs about Marriages in this District (continued)

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    comes before "Lent"
    This is the way the matches were made in this district:- the parents of the boy and girl that are getting married get together in some house and they bring a bottle of whiskey with them and if the match is made the marriage takes place.
    After the marriage the young couple go for a drive through the country and this is called the "dragging" home".
    The night of the wedding the straw boys come and they dance and and play music.
    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
    Mollie Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo