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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 150

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    best day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    Saturday worst day of all.
    There is also a rhyme about the month they said is bad to get married in July because if is the staggering month. When a marriage is taking place in this district people usually go around one night and makes the match. The man who
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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
    Michael Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly