1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Mullach Dubh

School: Mullach Dubh

Location:
Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Blioscáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 238

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 238

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Mullach Dubh
  2. XML Page 238
  3. XML “Marriage Customs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Marriage Customs (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    few of his comrades went home and left the bride in her own house where she remained for a fortnight or more. When that period had elapsed the girl's husband came and brought her to his own house. That night there was a great feast in their new home and this was called the "drag." The musician was paid by the money collected from the visitors. The bride did not return to her own home for a month because it was said that bad luck would come upon both husband and wife if this was done.
    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
    Michael Gillooly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Gillooly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim