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School: Sean-cheann tSáile (roll number 9649)

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Old Head, Co. Cork
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0320, Page 256

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    Marriage Customs
    In this locality:-
    1. Marriages take place only on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
    2. It is very unlucky if a corpse is in church during ceremony.
    3. It is very unlucky if wedding procession meets a funeral.
    4. It is very unlucky if bride fits ring or even looks at same before wedding ceremony.
    5. Before setting out for Church the bridesgroom's party visits the house of bride and united parties proceed together to church.
    6. In wedding procession to Church the bridesgroom's carriage is first and the bride's last.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English