School: Scoil N. Bríde, Kilmaine
- Location:
- Kilmaine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Maighréad, Bean Uí Ghliasáin
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- A horse shoe hung over the door - opened side up - on day of marriage Good luck.
People dream of the wedding-cake to see who would be husband or wife.
Morning of the marriage the bride exchanges handkerchiefs with the sponser and the man with the best man.
There should be no belt on the girls dress and only three buttons.
The bridegroom should have a nail in the left heel of his boot and to keep a braid of his last hair cut.
A black cat is lucky.
A hourse shoe over a back door is lucky
A primrose on the threshold on(continues on next page)- Collector
- Meta Ní Ghlíosáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmaine, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mac Ó Glíosáin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmaine, Co. Mayo