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   “Long ago when the people were getting married...”

   

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   the priest about ten shillings. When the dinner was over they would go to the room and play music and have singing and dancing until about eight o'clock that night and then the crowd would gather and the dance would start and some of the boys would have to dance with the bride in there turns until they all had danced with her. There is an old saying as follows: Monday for health; Tuesday for wealth; Wednesday the best day of all; Thursday for losses; Friday for crosses; Saturday no luck atall. The day would continue until about three o'clock that morning then all would leave the house to go home and they would have about four hours sleep and then get up for work and afar that all who met her would shakhands with

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Maher

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Goold's Cross, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Philip Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Goold's Cross, Co. Tipperary