School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)
- Location:
- Colehill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Coigligh
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Marriage Customs
“My father told me that Willie Dillon an old inhabitant of Kilnacarrow did all the match-making in this locality.”
My father told me that Willie Dillon an old inhabitan of Kilnacarrow did all the match-making in this locality. He also told me that cows were given as fortune's and it was called a "walking fortune."
He also told me.
Marry in grey to live far away.
Marry in blue you are sure to be true.
Marry in brown to live in a town.
Marry in green you are ashamed to be seen.
Marry in pink your riches will sink.- Collector
- Thomas Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Kilnacarrow, Co. Longford
- Informant
- John Murphy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Kilnacarrow, Co. Longford