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School: Foynes (B.) (roll number 2813)

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Foynes, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Liam Puirtéal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0483, Page 126

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    Shrove-time is the usual time for people to get married. Many people like to get married on Shrove-Tuesday, as it is the last day. Match-making was very common about a hundred years ago. A certain person introduced a Match, and the Match was made before the girl or the man knew each other. Then the girl or the man that was going into a farm, had to bring a dowry or fortune, which meant cattle, sheep and in most places money.
    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
    Seán Seoghas
    Gender
    Male