School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)
- Location:
- Churchtown South, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlaoich
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- (continued from previous page)it is the sign of a wet day.
- In the Spring is the luckiest time to get married.
Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for losses,
And Saturday is no day at all.
There is a dowry given to a woman who is being married. It is given in money.
On the wedding-day people go off for a day to some place.
The wedding feast is held in the house of the man that is getting(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlereban North, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Miss M. Cullen
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Castlereban North, Co. Kildare