School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)
- Location:
- Monadarragh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 413
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- "Marriages usually take place before Lent and Advent. Tuesday and Wednesday are lucky days to get married. It is unlucky for a bride to go into her father's house, before she is a month married.
Some people get a piece of the bride's cake and put it under their head and try to dream on it.
It is an old custom to tie old shoes or boots to the car that the bride and bridegroom are in.
It is an old custom to throw rice at the bride and the bridegroom when they are coming out of the church. It was a custom to go to the houses matchmaking.
- Informant
- Mrs Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Clonwhelan, Co. Longford
