More trivia about Ireland than you ever needed to know
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During the first half of the nineteenth century, the average number of CHILDREN per household in Ireland was 10.
An ancient Irish marriage ritual called 'handfasting', involved tying a rope between the newlyweds' wrists for 366 days. It is said that this is where the expression 'TYING THE KNOT' originated.
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