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

School: Kilberry (roll number 2533)

Location:
Kilberry, Co. Meath
Teacher:
-
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 180

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 180

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: Kilberry
  2. XML Page 180
  3. XML “Local Marriage Customs”
  4. 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
    Mostly at Shrove and in September and October local marriages take place. The month of May is thought to be unlucky. "The old saying is Marry in May you rue the day." Some matches are made in this district. As a rule when the boys wants a partner they (?) far away for a girl they know nothing about. Money is given as a dowry and it is said that a cow or a heifer is also lucky to give. A wedding feast is generally held in the brides house or in a Hotel.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Local Marriage Customs

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Snow
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    William Allen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Meath