School: Baile Aodha (B.), Inis (roll number 13418)
- Location:
- Ballyea, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Mathúna
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- At the present time people get married at any time of the year except in Lent.Long ago ,the people always got married during Shrove ,tide and gave big weddings .Long ago they had superstitions customs such as ,whichever of the newly married couple came out of the chapel first would be the master through life.The bride generally borrowed something to wear at her marriage as she believed it would be lucky. There is an old saying to the effect ,Something borrowed and something blue was lucky.There was an other old saying as regards the day of the marriage as follows.
"Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brendan Walle
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Lot Malone
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Barnanageeha, Co. Clare