School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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- There are many old customs concerning marriages still practised in this country. The days on which it is lucky or unlucky to get married are joined together in a little rhyme which is as follows:-
"Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all.
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses
Saturday is no day at all"There is another old rhyme about the person's wedding clothes which says :-
"Married in white is chosen all right
Married in blue love ever true
Married in grey go far away
Married in brown live in the town
Married in black wish yourself back."It is the custom to throw rice(continues on next page)- Collector
- Jocie Crosbie
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Wexford