School: Fraine, Athboy (roll number 14766)
- Location:
- Fraine, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 003
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- (continued from previous page)The couple get married before mass After mass the couple go on a honeymoon.
A wedding feast is held.
- May and August are thought unlucky months for getting married.
Saturday is an unlucky day for getting married. There is an old rhym:-
Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses and
Saturday is no day at all.
There are no matches made in my district.
Money is usually given but when they had no money it was usual to give a field instead.
Long ago the people that got married(continues on next page) - Collector
- Séan Mag Fhearghail
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs A. Mc Gurl
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fraine, Co. Meath
