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School: Liathdruim

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Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
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Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0058

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    There is a big difference between the marriages now and the marriages long ago. Long ago the marriages were not for love. The bridegroom used to send a man called the Matchmaker to the bride's house to make a match and to secure a fortune for him, and nowadays that is called "money hunting" as nearly all the marriages are love matches now.
    In olden times before the marriages would be coming off the bride and groom would invite all the friends and bring their horses and side-cars. Before the marriages the party used to be at the bride's house and it used to be in the day. Then they used to go to the church and get married and return to the groom's house for a night party, where they used to have a big supper and a dance till morning.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Coleman
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Coleman
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Ballyargadaun, Co. Galway