School: Baile Dubh (C.) (roll number 2493)
- Location:
- Ballyduff, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Leathlobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0415, Page 239
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- Married in red you will wish yourself dead,
Married in black you will wish yourself back.
Married in blue he will always be true,
Married in green ashamed to be seen,
Married in pink your spirits will sink,
Married in grey you will go far away.If you meet with an accident on your marriage day it is a sign of ill-luck.
A girl should wear on her marriage day: -
Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
What's bound in the harvest is loosed in Spring.
Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday the best day of all.
Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses, Saturday no day at all.
Marry in October when the leaves are thin,
Toil and hardship you shall begin.
Dream of a death, and you'll hear of a marriage
Dream of a marriage, and you'll hear of a death.(continues on next page)
