School: Bán-Tír (C.) (roll number 2804)
- Location:
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Dheadaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0361, Page 776
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - About forty or fifty years ago marriages frequently took place at nine and ten o'clock at night. Persons never got married on Monday, Wednesday or Friday because they considered it unlucky to do so.
It used be said then that too marry in blue you are sure to come true, to marry in brown you are sure to come down and to marry in black you are sure to fall back The bride should wear something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
In the old days great notice was taken of these old sayings and customs and those who were getting married observed the because they believed that their marriage(continues on next page)
