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School: Newtownmanor (roll number 4905)

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Newtownmanor, Co. Leitrim
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P. Mac Néill (Nelson)
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    People believe it is unlucky to get married on certain days. There is a rhyme in connection with the love as follows.
    Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday best day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    And Friday for crosses,
    And Saturday no day atall
    On a wedding day people say that the bride should wears,
    Something old, and
    Something new,
    Something borrowed, and
    Something blue.
    Because people say that any one that gets married in blue is sure to be true.
    Another rhyme goes in connection with what you wear on your wedding day. People say as follows.
    Married in brown you'll live in a town
    Married in grey you'll go far away
    Married in black you'll never come back
    Married in green you'r fit to be seen
    If a patient improves on Sunday it is a bad sign of recovery. On Whit Sunday a person should not fall asleep outside because
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridy Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Leitrim