Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Matters of Deceit: Breach of Promise to Marry Cases in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Limerick (Maynooth Studies in Local History)

Matters of Deceit: Breach of Promise to Marry Cases in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Limerick (Maynooth Studies in Local History)
Matters of Deceit Breach of Promise to Marry Cases in Nineteenth and TwentiethCentury Limerick - Maynooth Studies in Local History
Author: Maria Luddy
In Irish history, marriage was of huge significance to women and men for social, emotional, and economic reasons. Married women had greater status than unmarried women. The most acceptable way to form families was through marriage and, as in all time periods, both men and women desired children. Economic stability - though not necessarily guaran...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781846822940
ISBN-10: 1846822947
Publication Date: 10/20/2011
Pages: 64
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres: