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   could not live in his house. But soon everything became quiet and the wedding feast was celebrated.
   But when all was finished they found that the couple had not gone to the Chapel to get married, and the bride could not be found. She had run away with her father's hundred pounds which he had given to her as a wedding present.
   Maeve Duggan,
   Pound St,
   Carndonagh.
   Information obtained from :-
   Mrs C. Farren, Shopkeeper. Aged 45
   Pound St,
   Carndonagh, Co. Donegal

   

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2. Local Marriage Customs

   

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   In olden times at weddings the bride wore a white dress with frills around the bottom of it. She also wore a veil over her hat and the latter was decorated with feathers. She wore a pair of strong shoes and home knitted stockings. The groom wore a swallow tailed coat. In olden times the couple never went on a honeymoon but returned to household duties immediately. A great feast was held in the

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. marriage (~4,283)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Teresa Mac Gonagle

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carndonagh, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mr William Mc Gonagle

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   56