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Killeen, Co. Mayo
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Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 532

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    The person last coming out the Church door is the first to die. The two people getting married, should not go in the same car to the Church.
    'Tis not right for the bride to see the marriage ring until the day she is married.
    The bride wore a white dress and a white bonnet long ago.
    The bride should wear something old and new.
    People race coming from the marriage and the person first in the bride's home gets a bottle of whiskey.
    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
    Informant
    Mrs Munnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Knockaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Sam Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo