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School: Dangan (roll number 878)

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Dangan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian Mag Fhógartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 166

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  1. A Marriage Custom

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    In years gone by match-making was more common than now. A very old lady here told me many interesting stories of match-making that took place in her young days. No boy or girl ever got married without the match-maker's approval, very often this took place in markets and fairs.
    Often one farmer would go into another farmer's house and there would be a bargain made between them that the son of the first would marry the daughter of second. Then they would take a bottle of whiskey and they would drink it between them. After the marriage they would go off for a race on horse back to see who would be home first. Often one of them or one of horses would be killed.
    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
    John Scallan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dangan, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Thomson
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    87
    Address
    Ballinrig, Co. Meath