School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)
- Location:
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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- (continued from previous page)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(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tommie Tuite
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Bennie Tuite
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath