Customs - Marriage Customs

Abstract: Story collected by John Maron, a student at Domhnach Maighin school (Donaghmoyne, Co. Monaghan) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0931/1/23

 Domhnach Maighin [Vol. 0931, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Monaghan Schools

COLLECTOR
Maron, John 
Gender
male
Location
Lisgall (Townland) 
Donaghmoyne (Civil parish) 
Farney (Barony) 
Monaghan (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Customs - Marriage Customs  [duchas:4756678]

When the people would be getting married long ago sometimes they would steal the bride at night and have a white horse and put the bride on the horses back and put a frieze coat around her and take her to some neighbours house and leave her there for a forthnight or so.  Then they would get married.  Sometimes the man would be shot or hung and in that case they would not be married at all.  Then the bride would be left at home.
If they would be married after the marriage the bride and groom would be put to bed for two hours.  When they would get up the neighbours would be invited and they would dance the whole night till morning.
They would take the bride to her fathers house and ask for her fortune.  If he would not give her any they would not take her.  Sometimes the fortune would be forty pounds or more.  Other times they would build a house and

Customs - Marriage Customs  [duchas:4756679]

the father would pay for it.

Resource description

Origin information
Donaghmoyne, Co. Monaghan
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 071-072
Volume 0931
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraic Ua Muirgheasa.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage--Pósadh
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Folk belief--Creidiúint choiteann
School location
Donaghmoyne Domhnach Maighean Donaghmoyne Donaghmoyne Farney Monaghan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4936014
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0931/1/23

Suggested credit
"Customs - Marriage Customs"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4936014>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraic Ua Muirgheasa.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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