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School: Newtown (roll number 15531)

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Newtown, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Eileen Hughes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0272, Page 010

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    Marriages take place most frequently during Shrove in our district. May and November are thought unlucky for marriage. Match-making is connected with Shrove. A man is sent to look for a wife for another man they appoint to meet in town, and then the match is made. The man gives a bottle of whiskey to the man that asked the girl for him, and it is drunk in the girl's house that night. As a general rule a dowry is given by the woman's father to the man.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Riain
    Gender
    Female