1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Carn an Ríogh

School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)

Location:
Carrownree, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Énrí
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0505

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0505

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: Carn an Ríogh
  2. XML Page 0505
  3. XML “Local 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. Local Marriage Customs

    Share Share Post
    In olden times people had strange customs before, during and after marriages, and celebrated them with different customs to which they do now. When the feast was on a few local boys dressed up in straw to visit the wedding feast and ask for money. The bridegroom gave them some money.
    In every district there was a local matchmaker. When a man wanted to get married he sent for the matchmaker who was then sent to the appointed house. The man takes a long road so that no one would see him. he was sure to be asked to the wedding. When he was seen going a place everyone was looking to see where he was going.
    People who were getting married had no cars, some went on horseback and some walked. The person who was first at the brides house got a bottle
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Henry Supple
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonamanagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    James Supple
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonamanagh, Co. Sligo