School: Aghalustia (roll number 12484)

Location:
Aghalustia, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0241, Page 054

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0241, Page 054

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  1. Very many of the celebrations and customs which took place at a marriage in the olden days have now passed away.
    A marriage nowadays is a very quiet event compared with the feasting and merriment in the olden days. In those tImes a marriage was a great event and marriages then were more numerous than nowadays.
    First of all the match was settled between the parents of the contracting parties and the wedding day generally took place about a week after the parties met, thus the marriages were often times unexpected which made them more enjoyable.
    In the olden days there were many customs for a marriage which were
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English