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School: Rathcormac (roll number 8463)

Location:
Rathcormack, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
M. Bean Uí Fhéinneadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0158, Page 028

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    Marriages take place before and after Lent because it is forbidden to solemnise marriages in Lent.
    After the wedding every body would have a lovely steed to ride home on, and the first to reach home would get a glass of wine. Then the bride's feast is held in the bride's house, and after the feast a dance is held and presents are given to the bride.
    Straw boys visit the house and they are brought in and given something.
    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 Cunningham
    Gender
    Female