School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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- Marriage Customs
1. When people are going to the church to get married it is right to put a pinch of salt down the bride's back.
2. The bride should bring nothing but eggs at first to the husband's house.
3. It is not right to marry a person on Monday.
4. It is unlucky two marriages to take place on the same day.
5. When the bride is going to the church to be married she should wear something old something new something borrowed and something blue.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Thomas Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 85
- Address
- Cartron, Co. Galway