School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
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- The old Irish people generally married from New Years to Lent, in which there were lucky and unlucky days. They say yet the word. "Monday for helth, Tuesday for welth, Wednesday the best day of all, Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses and Saturday is no day at all". When the groom is going to ask a bride he takes with him another man and plenty of whiskey. When they ask the bride they put round the (whl) whiskey and everyone gets drunk. After a few days they go to the church to get married with their followers on horse back. When they get married the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Breisláin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenties, Co. Donegal