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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 110

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    Before the approach the season of Lent and Advent marriages take place. But June is considered the month of honeymooners. No marriages take place during the month of May.
    Marriages on Monday are for health
    Tuesday for wealth. Wednesday the best day of all. Thursday for losses. Friday for crosses and Saturday is no day at all. The bride should dress in bright colours such as red for joy but never in green as green denotes grief. She must wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Wednesday is supposed to be the luckiest day for marriage. Friday is supposed to be an unlucky day for marriage and also the thirteenth day of a month. It is supposed to be unlucky for the bride to make her own wedding dress and also to put the
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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
    Mary Coughlan
    Gender
    Female