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School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)

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Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 354

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses and Saturday no day at all. Matches are made in the district and money and goods as a dowry. There is a great feast held at the brides house first and they usually get married at one o'clock. After the marriage they go back to the brides house again and they then have an all night dance and plenty of eating and drinking. When the morning come and the dance is over the bride sets out for her husbands house. The first Sunday after getting married there is a party held at the man's house. Then after a month the bride go home for the first time after getting married that night there is another big dance held. When they are going home after the marriage they run races against each other The wifes used to sit on horse-back with their husbands.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Small
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnacran Beg, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Small
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Gortnacran Beg, Co. Tipperary