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School: Creathlach, Mainistir na Féile (roll number 16371)

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Crataloe West, Co. Limerick
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Dáithí Mac an Bháird
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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    Shrove is the most usual time that people get married, especially on Shrove Tuesday. May and August are the two months of the year that are thought to be unlucky for marriages. The colour blue is supposed to be a lucky colour for the bride and brown the most unlucky colour. Long ago marriages were held in the house of the bride and the wedding feast was held immediately. About seventy years ago the marriages were transferred to the church and horses and their riders raced against each other to the brides house.
    "Straw boys visit the house where the bride and bridegroom are. When the "Straw boys" come in they play and sing and one of them ask the bride to dance. Then they get porter to drink. They dress in different colours and wear masks on their faces.
    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
    Nora Harnett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crataloe West, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Daniel Harnett
    Gender
    Male