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School: St Mary's, Bridge-End

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Bridge End, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 194

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    Local marriage Customs
    Period of the Year
    The marriages in this district are mostly around Easter time and sometimes on Shrove Tuesday.
    Matches made
    There are no matches made in this district but there are matches made in other parts throughout Ireland.
    Marriage Customs.
    In this district they tie ribbons on the wedding car and sometimes they tie an old shoe behind the car.
    They throw confetti and sometimes rice after leaving the Church or the Chapel on the person that was married.
    Proverbs said when married
    Married in white you will be sure to fight.
    Married in red you might as well be dead.
    Married in grey you will rue the day.
    Married in pink you'r sure to sink.
    Married in green you are ashamed to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mac Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coshquin, Co. Derry