Scoil: Ballyjamesduff Convent

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1. Old Marriage Customs (ar lean)

   

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   any time of the day or night. But on Shrovetide there used to be an immense crowd at the priest's house to get married as it was the last day they could get married until Lent was over. As it was always at the priest's house the marriages took place in those days, the priest's house would be full of people at Shrove tide. As they had no clocks they used to send out someone to hold the cocks throat for if the cock crowed the priest would not marry any more of them and besides it was said that if the cock crew while the marriage ceremony was going on that the couple would never have any luck. The marriage ceremonies used to continue sometimes until it was nearly morning and neither the priest nor the people would know what time it was.

   

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2. Local Heroes

   

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   Local heros
   About one hundred and forty years ago the Protestants were giving great prosecution to the Catholics. One fair day in Ballyjamesduff the Protestants meant to put all the Catholics out of the town but they were sadly disapointed. This hero whose name was Thomas Farrelly went into a public house and left his small son in the cart which he left outside

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   Topaicí

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Mary Farrelly

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   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Enagh, Co. an Chabháin

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mr Patrick Farrelly

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   Fireann

   Aois

   Os cionn 50

   Seoladh

   Enagh, Co. an Chabháin