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School: Scoil an Churnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 236

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    Marriage Customs
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    In my locality long ago the usual time for getting married was Shrove. In Shrove people go around sometimes making matches, these are called Match-makers. If a farmer had an only son and he wished him to be married to a girl with a good fortune he would try to find a girl with a good fortune. Then the girl's people would come and walk the boy's farm and look at the stock. If every thing was satisfactory they would make the match and appoint some special day for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Joseph Harnett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barnagh, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Johannah Dowling
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Barnagh, Co. Limerick