Description
The Great Marriage Book of Inishowen, Vol. 1
Available at: Mac’s Books, Buncrana ; Supervalu, Carndonagh; Gillen’s, Moville ; Centra, Muff ; Callaghan’s Gala , Burt.
Or by post from: www.seoirse.com Full Colour / A3 Format / €40 incl. p & p (R. of Ire. only)
215 pages worth of marriage details for the entire Inishowen peninsula during the Great Famine and after. How marriages were celebrated then: the horse-ride from the church to the home; the good luck charms; the drinking of mead, the scattering of coins; the dowry; ‘walking the land’ of the future bridegroom, etc.
