School: Lahinch (roll number 11591)
- Location:
- Lehinch, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Ríordáin
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- In this locality many old sayings are told during Shrove. Some people say that Wednesday is a lucky day to get married on.
(1) Old people say: If you marry in brown you will live in a town.
(2) If you marry in grey you will go far away.
(3) It is said that a person getting married should borrow something, something blue, something old, something new.
"Spakeaer" is the name caled to the man who introduces the marriages.
Long ago men on horse-back used to have a race to the church and traps and cars were used. The wedding party used to be in the first car.- Informant
- Mrs Mc Namara
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Tullygarvan West, Co. Clare