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School: Baile Uí Dhuibh (B.) (roll number 13635)

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Ballyduff West, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Ambrose Madders
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0650, Page 217

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    for that day. The friends of the married pair tie old shoes to the back of the motor that they go in. They also play some music on the way going and coming home as well. When they come home that night they have an all night dance. Strawboys do not come because the custom was done away with. People used to get married in the houses long ago but they do not now. Strawboys used to dress in women's clothes and they used to blacken their faces with soot or polish and they used to come to the wedding to make great fun there. There is a rhyme about marriage which is supposed to tell the lucky and unlucky days to get married in here it is
    Monday for health
    Tuesday for wealth
    Wednesday the best day of all
    Thursday for losses
    Friday for crosses
    Saturday no day at all
    People do not as far as I know challenge each other to race on horse back coming from weddings. Husband and wife do not come home from the
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    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
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmeadan, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Grath
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    79
    Address
    Kilmeadan, Co. Waterford