School: Tuar an Fhíona, Baile na Molt (roll number 8133)
- Location:
- Tuar an Fhíona, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: Nóra Nic Gearailt
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- Long ago when people were at the age of marriage people used to come on Shrove Tuesday. If there was a man living by himself someone would come around and draw a woman on the wall with tar so that no-one could take it off. If it was a woman that was living in the house they would draw a man on the wall.
In years gone by it was considered a crime if a man married a girl who had not a fortune equal to his farm and possessions. There was an old saying as regards match-making - "Is fearr bean ná spré ach i dteannta a chéile is fearr iad".
People say that Wednesday and Friday are two unlucky days to get married.- Collector
- Cáit Breathnach
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Béal na Molt, Co. Phort Láirge
- Informant
- Máirín Breathnach
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Béal na Molt, Co. Phort Láirge