School: Cúil Mhaoile (Scoil N. Feichín)

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   Married in red you will wish to be dead.
   Married in green you're ashamed to be seen.
   Married in yellow you'r ashamed of the fellow.
   Married in pink you will live in the sing.
   "Monday for health,
   Tuesday for wealth,
   Wednesday the best day of all.
   Thursday for losses
   Friday for crosses
   Saturday no day at all"

   

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2. Local Marriage Customs

   

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   Marriages usually take place in this locality between the feast of the Epiphany and Ash Wednesday. Wednesday is supposed to be a lucky day for marriages and Saturday an unlucky day. May is considered an unlucky month for marriages. Land used to be given as a dowry. People do not remember marriages taking place in the houses. They dress with straw hats. They also tie straw around their bodies and legs. They either blacken their faces or wear false faces. After the marriage the bride and groom and their guests go for a drive to some place of interest.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. marriage (~4,283)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Irwin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Billa, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Michael Mc Loughlin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   67