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School: Sriantaigh (roll number 8015)

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Sreenty, Co. Monaghan
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P. Mac Aodha Bhuí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0934, Page 151

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    The periods of year in which marriages most frequently take place are, the week before the Lenten season, the week after it, the month of June and the week before advent. In the old days marriage customs were quite different to what they are today.
    When a young man knew a girl for a while and had satisfied himself that she would make a suitable wife, he usually asked some friend to go with him to her fathers house to make the match. This man
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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
    Michael Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corrinenty, Co. Monaghan