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School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna

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Taur, Co. Cork
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Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 503

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    Page 503
    Marriages take place during Shrove. Shrove is a period from the 7th January to Shrove Tuesday.
    Marriages are regarded unlucky on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and on the month of May and July.
    Any of the marriagable boys or girls that are unmarried are supposed to go to Skellig and a Skellig list of all such persons is put into poetry. Some of the parties are praised and others criticised. People went to Skellig because they could get married in Advent and Lent without breaking the laws of the church a Skellig list was composed as follows.
    The other night as I was returning after a few days spree in a Kerry village
    And not being at the time free from the effect of recent intoxication.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamon Mc Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Taur, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Eugene O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    Taur, Co. Cork