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School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)

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Aclint, Co. Louth
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P. Ó Neill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 268

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    The people say that it is unlucky to be dressed in green getting married. It is also unlucky to be married in the month of May, or to be married on Friday or Saturday. In some parts men dressed with straw go to the house where the marriage is and they brought in and entertained.
    In other parts the people run to the house of the bride and get a bottle of whiskey and give it to the bride and the bride throws the bottle on a stone and i it would break, it would be a lucky wedding and if it would not break it would not be a lucky marriage. When the bride is getting married her father would give her £50 and some cattle and if she had not that the man would not marry her.
    Written by James Clarke on 5th Jan, 38
    Told by John Clarke, Cromartin on 45th Jun, 1938
    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
    James Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crowmartin, Co. Louth