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School: Empor (roll number 941)

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Emper, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 027

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    People usually get married before Shrove Tuesday which proceeds Ash Wednesday.
    On Shrove Tuesday night it is the custom in every house to make pancakes and put a ring in it and it is said who-ever gets the ring is supposed to be married before the coming Shrove.
    Fridays and the month of May are considered unlucky, for getting married.
    Made matches are made by a man going into a house to ask for a girl, and especially if she has a fortune, and fortunes are made also by giving cattle or other stocks.
    The wedding reception is usually held in the brides home and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cella Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Robert Mulleady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Emper, Co. Westmeath