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School: Mullach na Sídhe (C.) (roll number 15426)

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Mullach na Sí, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0239, Page 172

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  1. Local Marriage Superstitions

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    It is unlucky for a widow to marry in white green & yellow
    A maid should not marry in colours
    It is unlucky to marry on the 13th month
    It is lucky to marry [?] at a new moon or when it is on the increase
    It is unlucky to marry on a Friday but it is lucky to go into a new house on this day
    It is lucky for a bride to wear something she has borrowed
    To change the name & not the letter is to change to the worst & not to the better
    A dog howling on the eve of a marriage is considered unlucky
    To meet a funeral on the way to the church or in the church is
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. deasghnátha aistrithe saoil (~573)
          1. pósadh (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nóra Ní Beirn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curreentorpan, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    A. Wallace