1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Borrisokane

School: Borrisokane (roll number 13371)

Location:
Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mary P. Henderson
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0532, Page 136

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0532, Page 136

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Borrisokane
  2. XML Page 136
  3. XML “Local Marriage Customs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Local Marriage Customs

    Share Share Post
    During Shrive marriages most frequently take place locally. The month of May is considered a very unlucky month for marriages and Saturday is considered a very unlucky day.
    Matches are made in our district and money is given as dowry. Stock is sometimes given to the bride as a portion of her dowry.
    Marriages took place in houses about ten years ago but this custom has died out.
    A wedding feast is held at the bridge's home or is given by the bride's parents in a hotel.
    The bride is not supposed to visit the home of her parents until a month has passed. A feast is held after the month. In this district this feast is called "The Night" and is looked forward to by the friends of the bride and bridegroom. The night is spent by the young people in dancing and all kinds of fun while the older folk look on or sit in groups, chatting.
    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
    Victoria Hobbs
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Tipperary