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School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)

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Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
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Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 354

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    Marriages in olden times generally took place before Lent and Shrove. A marriage taking place on Shrove Tuesday was called a runaway marriage.
    Matches are generally made in Country districts. Money was given as a dowry and if there was not enought of money it had to be borrowed or made up with stock or no marriage came off.
    People in my district do not remember marriages taking place in houses. The customs of the Country wedding was the married pair returned back from the Church.
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    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)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Hanley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath