School: Newtownmanor (roll number 4905)
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- Newtownmanor, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Mac Néill (Nelson)
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- People believe it is unlucky to get married on certain days. There is a rhyme in connection with the love as follows.Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday best day of all,
Thursday for losses,
And Friday for crosses,
And Saturday no day atallOn a wedding day people say that the bride should wears,
Something old, and
Something new,
Something borrowed, and
Something blue.Because people say that any one that gets married in blue is sure to be true. Another rhyme goes in connection with what you wear on your wedding day. People say as follows.Married in brown you'll live in a town
Married in grey you'll go far away
Married in black you'll never come back
Married in green you'r fit to be seenIf a patient improves on Sunday it is a bad sign of recovery. On Whit Sunday a person should not fall asleep outside because(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridy Martin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartron, Co. Leitrim