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School: Corboy, Meathús Truim (roll number 11421)

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Corboy, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Susan Stephens
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 038

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    Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    and Saturday no day at all.
    Long ago all the big boys wore petticoats going to school, and some of the grown-up men. One time there was a marriage in Corboy Presbyterian Church in County Longford, and the man who was getting married wore petticoats.
    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
    Violet Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Lackan, Co. Longford