School: Cnoc Beithe, An Fhiacail
- Location:
- An Cnoc Beitheach, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Maolruanaidh
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- (continued from previous page)of a glass was broken on the day of marriage that it was the sign of bad luck. The people used to say a verse about the days to get married. Monday for health
Tuesday for wealth
Wednesday the best day of all
Thursday for losses
Friday for crosses
Saturday no day atal - Marriages generally take place during Shrove but in this vicinity they marry during the Summer months. The people make matches and they give a fortune to the man and sometimes the people break the matches for the sake of a few pounds. The people never give stock on farms as a fortune. The colours usually worn are something old, something new, + something blue. When the marriage is over in this Church some of the girls friends and some of the man's friends get up on horses and they run a race. If it is the girls friends win the race it is said that the girl will live the longer they also get whiskey. They break glass on that day + they its the sign of luck. When the marriage is over rice is flung at them for good luck. Long ago straw boys used visit the house of the wedding.
- Collector
- Annie O' Mara
- Gender
- Female