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Corner Stones of
Irish Life
Foundations of the
Irish Personality A Guide for Preparation and Understanding © Conrad Jay Bladey, Hutman Productions, 2020, 396 pages, many historical illustrations. ISBN: 978-1-7320830-5-9 All you need to have
to plan the perfect traditional Irish Wedding or
Wake. Even if you want to run away and get
married,or, have a home wake you can do it with
traditional flair and style! The traditional Irish
Wedding and Wake are amazing combinations of
ancient Celtic and Christian traditions. Everything
is planned for and designed to be fun, comforting
and culturally significant. We have even thrown in a
little folklore and descriptions of traditional
Irish weddings and wakes from historical sources. We
also researched the purposes of each tradition
anthropologically. We have music, stories,
games-even instructions for marriage and burial in
Ireland.check out the Take
a look at the table of contents click Plan ahead! even if
you aren't having a wedding or wake you and yours
will enjoy the recipes,stories and, games. Makes
a good gift for showers as well as those about to
confront deaths grasp. To have a traditional event is to pull people together and keep the fires tended for future generations. You cant beat a good traditional event for energy and fun-even Wakes. You must not let a new life together or the passing of lives go unremembered.
Marry in haste and be sorry at your leisure!-trad "In Ireland the sleep which knows no waking is always followed by the Wake which knows no sleeping"-trad. Go
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Click Here Table ofContents Part 1: The Irish Wedding ..............................................16 Introduction......................................................................17 Some Gaelic Terms..........................................18 Flann O'Brien takes a Humorous look at the process....20 From The Poor Mouth Chapter 6...................20 Quotes from the Quiet Man, John Ford ........22 The Celtic Marriage.......................................................23 Going Celtic ......................................................23 A Survey of Celtic Marriage Ceremonies....27 Marriage Lore ...................................................33 Lady Wilde, From Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland., Ticknor and Co., Boston, 1887. ......................................46 Before and Without Arrangement! ................................48 Running Away..................................................................49 4 4 Running For the Bottle....................................................49 Ancient Capture...............................................................50 Temporary........................................................................51 John O'Donovan (1806-1861) wrote of the Teltown Marriages: .........................................51 Preparing the Way.......................................................51 Divination!.................................................................................................................. 52 W h o Will It Be.......?....................................................................................52 Courtship and Arrangement..................................................................60 The Deadline:............................................................................................................ 62 Shrove Tuesday ...................................................................................................... 62 Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, May 3, 1889, ........................................65 Shrove Tuesday, the Lenten Season and Easter, James Mooney, p 386. .........................65 Time for a Proposal: ........................................................67 Irish Gaelic, English, and Scots Sayings ........................................68 The Wedding ....................................................................71 The Clothing.............................................................................................................. 72 The Ring ........................................................................................................................ 73 All About Claddagh Rings .............................73 Borrowed Rings................................................77 Music for the Irish Wedding......................................................................78 Tune Song List..................................................79 Some Notation ..................................................80 Music Sources...................................................82 Important Traditional Songs................................83 5 5 Clancy's Wooden Wedding............................83 Crosby’s Irish Wedding Song........................84 Sheelah’s Wedding, .........................................86 The Irish Wedding Song .................................89 The Wedding of Ballyporeen.........................90 Food For Irish Weddings...............................................................................92 Irish Spiced Beef ..............................................93 Beef With Guinness.........................................93 Limerick Ham...................................................94 The Best Irish Soda Bread! ............................94 Guinness Cake ..................................................95 Strawberry Scones ...........................................95 Queen of Puddings...........................................95 The Irish Wedding Cake .................................96 The Customs of the Strawboys ................................................................97 Readings, Sayings, Stories, Blessings-.............................................98 The Stories.........................................................99 Of Brigid and the Dead wood which grew.........................99 Of the Cooked Bacon given to a dog and later found Intact99 Of the Garment thrown over a Sunbeam ..........................99 Of the Bacon she let go with the Dog ................................99 Of the Portion of Meat thrown into her Cloak..................99 Of the Untamed Fox given to the King in Return ...........100 A Story of Saint Kevin......................................................100 A Basket full of Traditional Tales ...............101 Daniel O’ Connell and the Trickster ...............................101 The Smell of Money for the Smell of Food ....................102 The Fox and the Eagle .....................................................103 The Cat and the Dog........................................................103 The Man who swallowed the Mouse ...............................104 The Uglier Foot................................................................104 The Swine of the Gods.....................................................104 The Heather Beer ............................................................105 6 6 Willie Brennan ..................................................................105 The Black Art...................................................................106 The Cow that Ate the Piper .............................................107 The Four leafed Shamrock and the Cock .......................107 The Three Questions.......................................................108 The Air Ship.....................................................................109 A good Source for Prayers............................109 Irish Blessing for Weddings.............................................109 Sayings: ...........................................................110 Proverb: ............................................................................110 Sayings: .............................................................................110 Triad: ................................................................................110 Games...............................................................111 Lifting the Corpse.............................................................111 Pulling the Stick- Sweet Draughts.....................................111 Lifting a Chair...................................................................111 Breaking an Egg................................................................111 The Stronger Hand ..........................................................111 Wrestling ..........................................................................111 Riding the Wild Ass .........................................................112 Stealing the Goats .............................................................112 Lifting a horseshoe ...........................................................112 Going around Under a Table...........................................112 Walking on the legs of a Stool .........................................113 The Donkeys and Baskets................................................113 Spinning the Tin Box .......................................................113 The Mock Court or The Police Game ............................113 Building the Ship..............................................................114 Building the Bridge ..........................................................114 Making the Poteen ...........................................................114 Coining the Money...........................................................115 Sledging.............................................................................115 The Kiln on Fire...............................................................115 The Deaf Miller................................................................115 Lifting the Old Nag...........................................................116 Cutting the Timber...........................................................116 7 7 Selecting The Date..........................................................117 Saints Days.................................................................................................................. 118 Sayings about Dates .........................................................................................119 Where?............................................................................120 Three Rooms ...................................................120 The Day Itself .................................................................121 Let the fun begin!................................................................................................123 Accounts of Irish Weddngs ...........................................131 An Account by William Carleton................131 Shane Fadh's Wedding. .................................138 “The Wedding At Connevoe”. .....................167 The Accounts of Edward J. Wood, 1869, ...176 The Account of Archibald M’Sparran........183 And for Mating............................................................186 Marriage of Widows.... ...............................................187 Marriage Law...............................................................187 In the News......................................................188 Marriage Regulations ....................................188 The Republic of Ireland ...............................................................................188 Update 2010......................................................188 The Regulations 1996 .....................................192 The Law in Northern Ireland................................................................200 Irish Weddings In The News.........................................202 Rutland Echo and Leicestershire Advertiser - Saturday July 5, 1884 ......................................202 8 8 Commentary...................................................................203 1748 From an Article on " Manners. Temperament, and Genius of the Irish Peasantry..........................................................203 Irish Marriage Customs.................................205 In Conclusion................................................................207 Sources ............................................................................209 TheWake Which Knows No Sleeping .........................212 ........212 The Irish Wake or tórramn ..........................................214 First: Condolences in Irish Gaelic...............214 Why be Concerned with Wakes? ...................................................216 When to expect Death? ..............................................................................218 Ancient Origins- Cannibalism? ....................................221 Cannibalism in Archeology..........................221 What is a Wake?..............................................................................................230 Keening and Crying.......................................................................................231 9 9 Keening: What and Why?.............................232 Caoinan: Of Some Account of the Antient Irish Lamentations, William Beauford, A. M. ...........................................................................234 Persecution Of Keening ................................246 Keening Observed..........................................247 Keens ............................................................................................................................. 249 1. On Sir Richard Cox d.1733 ........................249 2. O’Donoghue of Affadown or Roaring Water, West County Cork for his three sons and son-in-law drowned................................250 3. On Morty Oge O’ Sullivan of Beerhaven killed for having assassinated Mr. Puxley – West County Cork..........................................251 4.Smith’s Keenan of Killavullian on the Blackwater.......................................................252 Literary Laments: .............................................................................................252 Wakes Observed and Commentary .............................254 “Wake” From: Castle Rackrent; an Hibernian Tale.., Maria Edgeworth,1733 .......................254 The Gentleman In No. 76., 1834 ....................257 Funeral Ceremonies of the Irish, Mrs. S.C. Hall, 1841. .........................................................261 Letters From The Irish Highlands Anon., 1825 .................................................................275 A Wake in Connemara, 1882.........................279 The Observations of John Witakeer and Others, 1855......................................................287 The Wake Orgies............................................291 10 10 Preparing the Body........................................................294 Washing the Corpse .......................................294 The story of Pat Doherty From Shrule, Co. Galway .............................................................295 A Mayo Tale....................................................295 The Story of a Courageous Tramp ..............295 On with the Wake!........................................................297 To Begin...................................................................................................................... 297 Preparations and Requirements for the Wake .................298 Set Up of the Wake House .....................................................................298 Watching the body and Ritual of visiting the Corpse299 A Wake in the Old Times.........................................................................301 The Dead ................................................................................................................... 303 A Timeline of......................................................................................................... 305 Confrontation....................................................................................................... 305 A Few Recipes for the Wake.................................................................310 Irish Wake Cake .............................................310 Funeral Buns ...................................................311 The Best Irish Soda Bread ............................311 Guinness Cake ................................................312 Black Cap Pudding ........................................313 Strawberry Scones .........................................313 Fadge ................................................................314 Limerick Ham .................................................314 A Savory Pie! Bacon and Egg Pie: .............314 The Whiskey and Drink .............................................................................315 Whisky Punch.................................................315 Irish Coffee- ....................................................316 Scalteen............................................................316 11 11 Egg Flip............................................................316 Ginger Beer .....................................................316 Mulled Rum ....................................................316 Elderflower Wine...........................................317 Ginger Wine ....................................................317 Storytelling............................................................................................................... 318 A few good stories.............................................................................................319 Shortening the Road ......................................319 Two Women or twelve Men.........................319 No man goes Beyond His Day .....................319 The Best Road to Heaven..............................320 St. Mael Anfaidh and the Bird’s Lament for St. Mo Lua .............................................................320 Mo Chua’s Riches ..........................................320 A Light tokens the Death of Mr. Corrigan .321 A Clock Token................................................321 The Banshee Cries for the Boyles ...............321 The Best and Worst Nail in the Ark ............322 How Cobhthach Contrived his Brother’s Death ................................................................322 The Ivyed Tree-Top .......................................322 The Terry Alts.................................................323 One Queer Experience ..................................323 The Cow that Ate the Piper...........................323 The Coffin .......................................................324 The Four leafed Shamrock and the Cock ...325 The Hour of Death..........................................326 The Burial of the Priest’s Concubine..........326 Nera and the Dead Man.................................326 Superstitions Concerning the Dead.............328 12 12 The Death Sign ................................................330 Legends of the Dead in the Western Islands331 Songs of and For Wakes..........................................................................335 Heart's Ease .....................................................337 Finnegan's Wake ............................................337 Finnegan's Other Wake .................................339 Pat Malone Forgot That He Was Dead.......340 Molly Brannigan ............................................341 Steve O'donnell’s Wake................................342 Macushla..........................................................343 The Irish Wake, 1826 ......................................343 The Old Bog Road..........................................345 From the Old Bog Road ................................345 The Parting Glass ...........................................346 The Night That Paddy Murphy Died ..........348 The Night Pat Murphy Died .........................348 Lyke Wake Dirge ...........................................350 The Funeral .....................................................350 Isn't It Grand Boys .........................................352 The Flowers Of The Forest...........................353 An Mhaighdean Mhara .................................354 'Cailín Rua' ('Red-haired Girl') ....................355 The Red-haired Girl .......................................355 Recorded Music To Consider-.............................................................358 For the Emigration or American Wake-.................................358 A Few Laments ...................................................................................................359 After the Keening- Lively music to uplift the spirit:..360 Some Good Recordings for Lively Music..................................361 The Wake Games of Ireland .........................................362 Lifting the Corpse ..........................................362 13 13 Pulling the Stick- Sweet Draughts ..............362 Lifting a Chair.................................................362 Breaking an Egg .............................................362 The Stronger Hand .........................................363 Wrestling .........................................................363 Driving the Pigs across the Bridge ..............363 Riding the Wild Ass.......................................363 Stealing the Goats ..........................................364 Lifting a horseshoe.........................................364 Going around Under a Table ........................364 Walking on the legs of a Stool .....................364 The Donkeys and Baskets.............................364 Spinning the Tin Box.....................................365 The Mock Court or The Police Game.........365 Building the Ship............................................365 Building the Bridge........................................366 Making the Poteen .........................................366 Coining the Money ........................................367 Sledging ...........................................................367 The Kiln on Fire..............................................367 The Deaf Miller ..............................................367 Lifting the Old Nag ........................................368 Cutting the Timber .........................................368 The Dry Barber; The Shaving Game ..........368 Other Diverse Diversons................................................369 Board Games ........................................................................................................ 369 Card Playing......................................................................................................... 369 Riddles......................................................................................................................... 369 Tongue Twisters ..................................................................................................370 Versifying ................................................................................................................. 370 14 14 Repetition of Jingles........................................................................................370 Into the Clay ...................................................................371 The Procession.............................................................372 Literature........................................................................373 Dialogue VI. The Wake.............................................................................373 According to William Carleton ...................375 Moll Roe’s Marriage. ....................................376 Sources ............................................................................379 Appendix I:.....................................................................380 Doing it Yourself............................................380 Appendix II: ...................................................................382 Burial On the Isle of Ireland.................................................................382 Appendix III ...................................................................387 “Keens and Death Ceremonies”, From: Researches in the south of Ireland, Thomas Crofton Croker, 1824 ......................................387 Parting Lines ..................................................................39 To return to the top click |
