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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
Jim I	Folklore: Jumping the Broom (29)	RE: Folklore: Jumping the Broom	30 Apr 07
When I was a child visiting the West of Ireland in the 50's and 60's there was often a bit of a laugh (usually after the auld yins had a few drinks) where us young ones were encouraged to 'jump the broomstick'. We were then told that we were engaged and would be getting married when we were a bit older. It seems to me that this must have developed from an older tradition which by then had become just a bit of fun.

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