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School: Calary, Bray

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Calary Lower, Co. Wicklow
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Bean de Faoite
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 113

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 113

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    of town. If you marry in Green you are not fit to be seen. If you marry in yellow you are ashamed of your fellow. If you marry in Red you will wish yourself. If you marry in Blue you will be loyal and true, and if you get married in White you will always be right.
    On the night of the wedding a feast or a dance is always held at the Bride's house and a large number of guests are always invited. Sometimes the dance is held in a local hotel. After the dance and feast the "Bride" and "Bridegroom" go home and sometimes they go to other parts of the world to spend their Honey-moon.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Sutton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glasnamullen, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Miss Muriel Taylor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinastoe, Co. Wicklow