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School: Glanworth (B.) (roll number 4837)

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Glanworth, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 069

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    Marriages in July, May, and August were considered unlucky.
    An old saying says:
    "Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for Losses,
    Friday for Crosses,
    Saturday no luck at all."
    After the cermony when the married couple are coming out of the chapel, people used throw money and rice on top of them.
    Another old saying goes;-
    "Marry in Lent and you'll live to repent,
    Marry in May and you'll rue the day."
    On the night before the Marriage the bride-groom used put a coin in the bride's hat, the coin used generally be a three-penny bit.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Timothy Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballylegan, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr David Fitzgibbon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Ballylegan, Co. Cork