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School: Ráth Dubh, An Bhlárna (roll number 8393)

Location:
Rathduff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0388, Page 234

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    Marriage's most frequently take place during Shrove or on Shrove Tuesday. The months of the year that marriages are considered unlucky are,- May and October. The days that marriages are considered unlucky are Mondays and Fridays.
    The last night of Shrove is known as Sceilg night. On that night young men disguise themselves and go to houses of old men and old women and they take them out and carry them out about three miles from their house. Next morning you would hear the people say that they were gone to Sceilg.
    Matchmaking was common in the district in former times. Money was generally given as dowry in this district. Long ago marriages used take place
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathduff, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr John Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathduff, Co. Cork