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School: An Grianán (Mount Temple) B.

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Mount Temple, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 009

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 009

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  2. Local Marriages

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    In by gone days it was a local belief among the people that a marriage in May was unlucky, and the days unlucky were Monday and Saturday, It was also thought unlucky for two members of the one family to marry in the same year unless they married the same day.
    More marriages took place during Shrove than at any other time of the year. In penal days marriages took place, at the bride's home.
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