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   home. The husband and wife sat on the same horse going home.
   Then there was a feast at the bride's house and people danced in the middle of the day and that night boys visited the house and they are called cailleachs or blackmen. They dressed in womens' clothes and covered their faces with vizors. They hide somethings such as cars and any handy outside tools. Horns were sometimes blown as an alarm or sign that the people were getting married

   

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2. Local Marriage Customs

   

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   Long ago the people generally got married at any time during the year except during Lent and Advent. It was the belief of some people that to get married in May was unlucky. They said bad luck was sure to follow if they married in that month, and they had it for a motto, "marry in May and you'll rue the day." It was generally on Tuesdays and Thursdays marriages took place.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. marriage (~4,283)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maggie Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumderry, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Mrs Kehoe

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   45

   Occupation

   Farmer's wife

   Address

   Drumderry, Co. Wexford