School: Toomore (roll number 16401)
- Location:
- Toomore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0154, Page 102
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- Time: From the twelfth Day its Shrove Tuesday and this is known as Seraft.
Match-making. In this be locality when a young man wishes to get married a suitable girl is selected and then the girls relations visit the young man's farm.
After settling about the fortune, if both parties are pleased the young pair get married. Posaithe.
Monday for health.
Tuesday for wealth.
Wednesday the best day of all.
Thursday for losses.
Friday for crosses.
Saturday the worst day of all.
Married in yellow shill be ashamed.(continues on next page)
