School: Greaghagarran
- Location:
- Greaghagarran, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: B.Nic Fhearghusa
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- 1. Marriages usually take place between Christmas and Easter. It is not a usual thing to be married on Shrove Tuesday, but on rare occasions, weddings take place on that day. 2. May is suppsed to be an unlucky month for a marraige. The old saying was "marry in May, you'll rue the day". "Thursday for losses" is another old saying. 3. Except one out of fifty, there is scarcely any match-making nowadays; when it is a "match" the intending groom takes a man as companion, along to the bride's house, and final arrangements for the wedding are discussed between "half-ones of whiskey", which has been brought by(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Cusack
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Carrickacroman, Co. Cavan