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School: Domhnach Maighin (roll number 15142)

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Donaghmoyne, Co. Monaghan
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Pádraic Ua Muirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0931, Page 069

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  1. Customs - Marriage Customs

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    1) In the olden days when a person would be getting married a custom was to fling an old boot after the car for luck
    2) Another custom was to fling rice on the bride and groom.
    3) To tie a ribon on the car on that day.
    4) A great old marriage custom is when the marriage party are coming of their honey-moon to have a bottle of whiskey in your pocket and come meeting the wedding party to see which of them will break the head of the bottle.
    5) An old custom is when people would be asked to the wedding, some would take eggs, some butter some bread, and some tea, and sugar, with them for the party.
    6) Another marriage custom is to give present to the bride.
    7) Another custom is to spit on the bride three times to prevent her disappearing.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadette Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghavilla, Co. Monaghan