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School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)

Location:
Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 171

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    country in any time of the year except in the Season of Lent and Advent. "Monday for Health, Tuesday for Wealth, Wednesday the best day of all, Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses, and Saturday no day at all." The above is a rhyme the old people believed very much in.
    Nearly all marriages of importance take place On Wednesday still, as they believe it is the best day of all.
    Money is given, as a fortune to the bride by her parents.
    Our grand parents remember marriages taking place in the bride's home. and then they went to the chapel to mass. They came to the bride's house and there a great breakfast, or lunch was held.
    After the wedding there was mass in the church the best man and other men folk of the party rode home on horse back to the house of reception and there was
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tommie Tuite
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Bennie Tuite
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath