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School: Newtown, Fertullagh

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Newtownlow, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
K. Shumacher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 032

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    a threshing mill.
    190 I have a little sister out in the field;
    And when you pull her arm, her nose will bleed?
    A pump.
    191. When a black boy dies what do the others do?
    They go blackberrying. black (burying)
    192. What kind of a field is best for dancing?
    A hop-field.
    193. Black and white and went up the hill,
    Black came down, but white stood still?
    A hen laying an egg.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    When the bride is choosing her wedding clothes, she remembers that she must wear "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue".
    These lines are often quoted when choosing the day.
    "Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    Saturday no day at all."
    (continues on next page)
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eirene Matthews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynagore, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mr P. Malone
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockmore, Co. Westmeath