School: Moynalty (C.)
- Location:
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- Marriages in recent times take place at rare intervals throughout the year. The months most favoured are February, April, June and September. May is said to be an unlucky month. Wednesday is the day on which most marriages take place. A few take place on Monday.
Monday for health
Tuesday for wealth
Wednesday best day of all
Thursday for losses
Friday for crosses
Saturday no luck at all.
Matches are made in the district and money is given as a dowry.
On the wedding day a wedding breakfast at which the wedding cake is cut is given by the bride's parents at her home. Afterwards the newly(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maureen Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 48
- Address
- Ballintlieve, Co. Meath