1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Caisleán Grás, Cloichín an Mhargaidh

School: Caisleán Grás, Cloichín an Mhargaidh (roll number 11288)

Location:
Caisleán an Ghrásaigh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó hAilgheanáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 606

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 606

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Caisleán Grás, Cloichín an Mhargaidh
  2. XML Page 606
  3. XML “Story - Old Custom - Marriage”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Story - Old Custom - Marriage (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    would go on till morning, with two or three good musicians, who at that time played on violins and a bagpipe.
    Towards morning some men would collect for the musicians and then all was over. People always like to get married on a Wednesday as they considered it the best day of all as the believed in the Old saying:-
    Monday for health
    Tuesday for Wealth
    Wednesday the best day of all
    Thursday for losses
    Friday for Crosses and
    Saturday is no day at all
    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
    David Tobin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Baile Uí Lomasnaigh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
    Informant
    Thomas Tobin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    Farmer