School: Lios Dubh (C.)
- Location:
- Lisduff, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 306
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- (continued from previous page)the bride whom the sun shines on.
There are certain days or months of the year that people like to get married. Nobody likes to get married in the month of May or on a Friday for there is an old rhyme which the girls still believe in. "Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday the best day of all. Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses and Saturday the worse of them all. On this account most of the marriages [?] are on Wednesday.
The eve of the marriage the groom with his friends came to the home of the bride. There was a [?] there all night. Next day about 2 o'clock the marriage party walked [?] in procession to the church. The [?] accompanied by a sister of the [?] headed the procession. The bride with the best man or some [?](continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ellen Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynamona, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Brennan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynamona, Co. Mayo
