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School: Ballinvally (C.) (roll number 932)

Location:
Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Nic Shiomóin
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  1. Local marriage Customs (continued)

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    Local Marriage Custom(e)s
    A bride should wear,
    Something old, and
    Something new,
    Something borrowed, and
    Something blue
    You shouldn't go to visit the house that you are going to live in. And you shouldn't go back to visit the house you were were living in until you are a month married.
    There is supposed to be a cure in a marriage ring.
    Evelyn Clarke.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Evelyn Clarke
    Gender
    Female