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School: Cill Cúlach

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Kilcooly, Co. Galway
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Séamus Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0263

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Mannion
    Gender
    Female

  2. Marriage Customs (continued)

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    the back on chalk Sunday. The woman has to have a fortune for the man, but sometimes the man has to buy a wife. On Wednesday the people around here usally get married because they believe it is the luckiest day. They tie a pair of old shoes on the back of the car when they are going on their honeymoon for good luck. Some used to go on horse back, and when they were coming home they used to run a race to see who would be home first. Sometimes them all would come in side cars and they called it the hauling home.
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