School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

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Charleville, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSiúr Proinnséas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 374

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  1. Local Marriage Customs.
    Marriages generally take place before Lent especially on the day before Ash Wednesday which is called Shrove Tuesday, Shrove time is from Little Christmas to Lent. In olden times there were what you would call "Professional matchmakers" in the district.
    An old man with "the gift of gab" would introduce the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Leidhe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrynderk South, Co. Limerick