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School: Coillte Críotáin

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Iorras, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 278

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    means that the wives do not go home with their husbands immediately. Long ago the guests attending the wedding used to ride home on horseback and their wives with them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    here are some old sayings about marriage:- If you get married in black you will wish yourself back. If you get married in blue you will always be true.
    Locally most marriages take place from the sixth of January to Shrove Tuesday.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. deasghnátha aistrithe saoil (~573)
          1. pósadh (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Tivenan
    Gender
    Male