School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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- The customs at marriages
When a girl is getting married she wears something old something new something borrowed and something blue people say these are lucky coloures. People say (these) if you get married on Monday you will have health Tuesday for wealth Wednesday the best day of all Thursday for losses Friday for crosses and Saturday no day atall
If one get married in red you will wish yourself dead. Married in white you have chosen al right. Married in yellow ashamed of the fellow. Married in brown you will live out of town. Married in blue you will always proove true. Married in green ashamed(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Mc Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Michael Mc Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Knocknahannee, Co. Clare