1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Banagher (B.)

School: Banagher (B.)

Location:
Beannchar, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Maoilchéire
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 398

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 398

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Banagher (B.)
  2. XML Page 398
  3. XML “Old Marriage Customs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Old Marriage Customs (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    Tuesday for health,
    Wednesday the best day of all.
    Friday for losses,
    Thursday for crosses,
    Saturday no day at all.
    When Wednesday comes they get married. They go to the chapel and the priest marries them. When they are coming from the chapel the people throw rice and confetti at them. The wedding breakfast is held in the bride's house. The bride cuts the cake first. Then there is a dance in the house and all their friends are invited. At two o'clock they leave and go on a tour in the coach or chariot drawn by four horses. There were no motors at that time. Before they go they send around pieces of the wedding cake to their friends. They usually dream on the cake. They are supposed to dream of the person they will marry. When the couple come home there is a
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. deasghnátha aistrithe saoil (~573)
          1. pósadh (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Curran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper's wife
    Address
    Beannchar, Co. Uíbh Fhailí