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School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0434

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    In olden times the people used to have a lot of strange customs at weddings.
    Most of the people get married in Summer time nowadays. It is an old saying marry in June few days will be weary. In olden times the people used to get married during shrove [?]. Another saying is :-
    Happy is the Bride
    That the sun shines on
    Happy is the corpse
    That the rain falls on.
    When a couple would be getting married the man would borrow a watch or tie pin. The bride would borrow a pair of gloves or a
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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
    Maureen Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway