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===== Gretna Green ===== | ===== Gretna Green ===== | ||
*In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law common law], a "Gretna Green marriage" means a marriage transacted in a jurisdiction that was not the residence of the parties being married, to avoid restrictions or procedures imposed by the parties' home jurisdiction | *In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law common law], a "Gretna Green marriage" means a marriage transacted in a jurisdiction that was not the residence of the parties being married, to avoid restrictions or procedures imposed by the parties' home jurisdiction. The original Gretna Green is a town by that name, famous for runaway marriages, and just over the border in south Scotland. When English laws prohibited marriage under the age of 21, some younger couples crossed the Scottish border and the first town on the road was Gretna Green. | ||
===== Griffith’s Land Valuation book, Ireland ===== | ===== Griffith’s Land Valuation book, Ireland ===== | ||