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School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)

Location:
Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Joseph Conifry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 431

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    About 50 or 60 years ago girls were stolen from their parents and made marry boys older than themselves. The poor girls could not say a word but were taken away by force and had to marry. Anyplace boys knew of a good looking girl they planned it between themselves to go to this particular house in the late hours of the night and demand her.
    In this locality marriages take place in greater numbers before Shrive than at any other period. Puss Sunday is the name given locally to the first Sunday of Lent because marriageable people who were not married then were jokingly alluded to as having a "puss" or disappointed expression.
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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
    Lillie Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Matthew Earley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bunrevagh, Co. Leitrim