Liz End of March, early April was Easter time, a very popular time for weddings. I imagine it just happened that they were all ready and in a position to marry. Also, like Janet suggested, perhaps there was a priest they knew either visiting the area or leaving the area at the time. Did they all remain in the area after the marriages. Perhaps, some or all, were moving on. Only when you discover as much as you can about their movements and circumstances will you have an idea as to why. Read up on the history and politics of the time. Were the men about to be called up for service? Best regards Betty.

Betty, Looks like they waited till after Easter. Easter in 1856 was March 23. One brother married on Monday, Mar. 24. The sister married on Tuesday, Mar. 25. And the other brother married on Monday, April 7. Can't confirm when the fourth married yet. Liz -----Original Message----- From: Betty Gough via Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 11:51 AM To: cotipperary@rootsweb.com Subject: [COTIPPERARY] Reply to Liz - four siblings wed over two weekperiod..... Liz End of March, early April was Easter time, a very popular time for weddings. I imagine it just happened that they were all ready and in a position to marry. Also, like Janet suggested, perhaps there was a priest they knew either visiting the area or leaving the area at the time. Did they all remain in the area after the marriages. Perhaps, some or all, were moving on. Only when you discover as much as you can about their movements and circumstances will you have an idea as to why. Read up on the history and politics of the time. Were the men about to be called up for service? Best regards Betty. When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned with. Thank You. All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message