School: Cnoc an Iubhair (C.)

Location:
Kealid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire Ní Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 277

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  1. It is unlucy to marry a man in Autumn for he would die in the Spring.
    It is lucky to throw an old shoe after a newly married couple.
    It is unlucky to be awakened by a cat on your marriage morning.
    A mother should not go to the funeral of her first child.
    A mother should not buy a cradle or clothes for her first child.
    It was a custom when a person was born to be baptised in the house.
    If you burned your marriage dress your would be lucky.
    A bride should not look into a mirror when fully dressed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English