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Breach of Promise Cases in Early Nineteenth-century Carlow and Mountrath - Matters of Deceit (Paperback, New)
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Breach of Promise Cases in Early Nineteenth-century Carlow and Mountrath - Matters of Deceit (Paperback, New)
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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
guaranteed by marriage was an inducement to marriage for many
women, especially in a society where paid employment opportunities
for them were limited. A breach of promise to marry is a
fundamental break of a promise, by either a man or woman, to carry
through a marriage. Usually an engagement period precedes a
marriage and the couple make promises to marry sometime in the
future. In common law such promise was a legally binding contract,
and if broken the responsible party could be sued for a breach of
promise to marry. However, as this book will show, breach of
promise cases were not always straightforward. Such promises were
like a contract and like other contracts some sort of evidence was
required if a prosecution was to be successful and damages awarded.
In Ireland almost all the breach of promise cases, from the late
18th to the early 20th centuries, were brought by women.
Essentially, the woman who brought the case was seeking money,
'damages', for a broken promise of marriage. Exploring the history
of breach of promise cases in Ireland allows an insight into
courtship rituals, reveals the significance of monetary
considerations in marriage settlements, and the value that was
placed on women's, and men's, reputations.
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