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School: Baile Dubh, (C.) (roll number 15541)

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Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Dhriaghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 474

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    In this district marriages usually took place during the Shrove time , i.e from the 6th January to Shrove Tuesday , but during recent years marriages ae taking place throughout the year , but especially in the months of June , July and September .
    As soon as Shrove time started matches were made, broken , and remade till the last day of Shrove was reached.
    On fair day evenings in the public houses, when the fair was over numerous marriages were discussed , and also after
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Seán Céitinn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Coolishal, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Tomás Céitinn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolishal, Co. Waterford