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School: Loreto Convent, Bray

Location:
Bray, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Sr. Anthony
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 009

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 009

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  1. The Customs of Marriages

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    Long ago the people were married in Blacksmiths over the anvfills as it was a custom. But them marriages were not the law of the Catholic Churchs. In them years they were taken to be married in carriages or horsecabs.
    At present time they are married in the Catholic Churchs and they are brought by motorcars or taxies. Some people prefer to be married on saints days, but the people in Bray town generally get married on Wednesday or Sunday because they say they are lucky days to be married on.
    By the rules in Bran the mothers never attend the Church. They always stay at home and prepare a breakfast or a dinner before
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Justine Flood
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    O'Byrne Road, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mrs Flood
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    O'Byrne Road, Co. Wicklow