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1. Kilpatrick Cemetery (continued)

   

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   shape of the head of Saint Patrick. Every day the sun must shine on this for a second. Outside there is an old Font which contains water when it rains. Several people go there for the cure of teeth aches. Sore eyes are cured by washing them in the water. In the graveyard are forty five head-stones. There are also some bushes named white thorn, goose berry bushes and box wood. On many graves there are daffodils growing.

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2. Marriage Customs

   

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   In this locality the month of May is counted the most unlucky month to get married. When a match is made any of the other eleven months is suggested. Monday, Wednesday and Sunday are supposed to be the luckiest days. A bride may wear any colour but not brown or green, as green brings sorrow. In olden times if a man wanted a wife and did not know of one that would suit him, he would go to a man or woman called the match-maker. This person would bring him to the house where he thought he would get a suitable wife. There they

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