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School: Sonna (roll number 1422)

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Kildallan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs O' Connell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 213

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    May is an unlucky month to get married in and it is unlucky for the bride to wear green.
    It is a custom to have music and dancing and all the straw men dance with the bride.
    It is lucky to have a piece of white heather at the wedding.
    It is unlucky to break any kind of glass on a wedding day, and it is unlucky to shed a drop of blood.
    It is unlucky to get married on a Saturday. It is very lucky to get married
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    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
    George Connaughton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Occupation
    Schoolboy
    Address
    Parcellstown, Co. Westmeath