"Marriages in early Ireland tended to be concentrated between Twelfth Night (5 Jan) and Shrove Tuesday.."
The links between the Imbolc spring festival, birth and marriage -
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📖 Ancient Restoration In medieval Ireland winter and spring comprised the quieter half of the year. During the cold months war-making ceased and the people took to housing and feeding the warrior-bands. Great effort was made to ensure a varied diet by hunting, fishing and preserving.
