School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 353
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- Brigid Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gorteennabarna, Co. Tipperary
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- Mrs Ned Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Gorteennabarna, Co. Tipperary
- Shrove time marriages mostly take place in the district. Shrove Tuesday right there wa's an old custom of making pan cake's, and then or ask Wednesday all the girl's that didn't get married during Shrove would break the pots. People don't get married during Lend and Advent and also May, as May is thought as an unlucky month to get married. When they are getting married they unusually get married on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. There is a saying about this; Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, and Wednesday the best day of all.(continues on next page)
