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School: Presentation Convent, Carlow

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Carlow, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bonaventure
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0908, Page 037

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    Wednesday is the best day of all
    Thursday is for losses
    Friday for crosses and
    Saturday no luck at all.
    About 30 years ago matches were made between the farmer's son and daughter and an old man acted as a match maker going from parish to parish. He used be trying to find out how much the people who were going to get married possessed also finding out what possessions they had such as horses cattle and sheep etc. Sometimes a feathered mattress and a three legged stool was thrown in with the girl's fortune.
    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
    Claire Cowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolhenry, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs P. Cowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolhenry, Co. Laois