Irish Travellers - Marriage

Marriage

Since there are no necessary requirements in owning land or a house in the culture of Irish Travellers, they are free to be as financially independent as desired. Couples tend to marry young: girls at around the age of 16 or 17, and boys between 18 and 19.

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Famous quotes containing the word marriage:

    “Always the same old story—
    Father Time and Mother Earth,
    A marriage on the rocks.”
    —James Merrill (b. 1926)

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