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School: Sriantaigh (roll number 8015)

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Sreenty, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Aodha Bhuí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0934, Page 124

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0934, Page 124

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  1. Marriage Customs (continued)

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    This custom is told by Brigid McConnon along with following.
    4. Bride met at the door by old people and given the churn-dash and the tongs to show she was the new mistress.
    5. “Straw-boys”
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  2. Marriage Customs

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    1. Songs sung along route to Church and local fiddler would play without cease throughout journey.
    2. After marriage drive to town and celebrate with wine and dance.
    3. Popular old man would meet pair with a bottle of whiskey as they were returning home. After treating bride, bridesmaid & himself the groom would then break the bottle.
    If bottle did not break at first crack it was considered as bad
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corrinenty, Co. Monaghan