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School: Muine Mór (roll number 13456)

Location:
Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0195, Page 346

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    People are generally married during Shrove. It is said and believed by a number of people that May and August are unlucky months to get married in and also the thirteenth of a month . It is also said Friday is an unlucky day to get married and if they get married on those unlucky days they will not live long.
    A wedding feast is held after they are married in the brides home. ON that night strawboys visit the house. They wear an old overcoat and tall straw hats with some ribbons and bows on them. They dance and sing until about two o clock. The bride remains in her own home for a week or two then they have another great time which is called the hauling home. This means the bride is going to her new home. This latter custom is dying out now.
    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
    Mary Mc Partlin
    Gender
    Female