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School: Coiscéim (C.), Átha Treasna (roll number 10079)

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Newmarket, Co. Cork
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Máire Bean Uí Nialláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0356, Page 214

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    Marriages took place most frequently during Shrove. There were often ten or twelve marriages on Shrove Tuesday.
    "Matches" were, and are, still made in this district. Money is given as a dowry. Goods and stock used to be given and it is often a "match" was broken over a barrel of potatoes.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    In olden times people got married in their own houses there were no carriages or motor cars the people went on horse-back to the wedding.
    When the marriage was over the bride sat culóg behind the bridegroom coming home.
    When the people were going to the Chapel they raced one another to see which of them would be first and it was often very dangerous to be in the road as they rode very recklessly.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Casey
    Gender
    Male