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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 04_023

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    24th Nov 1938
    Local Marriage Customs
    Marriages most frequently take place on Shrove Tuesday. May is though a very unlucky month for marriages. Matches mean, if the man has a farm the lady he is going to marry must have a fortune. The man and a friend of his go to the lady's house
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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
    Kitty Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs M. Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary