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School: Rosmead (roll number 7212)

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Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
E. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 064

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    Told by Thomas Quinn (64) Farmer, Rosmead, Delvin, Co Westmeath.
    Collected by Peggy Quinn (12)
    Marriages
    Long ago in former times the prieests used to marry the people in the houses generally after dinner, there were no 'eight o clock marriages'. "Monday for wealth, tuesday for health, wednesday the best day of all. Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses, Saturday no time at all". "Married in blue sure to rue, married in red you would rather be dead, married in grey you would go far away, married in brown you would live in the town, married in black you would wish yourself back, married in green you are not to be seen, married in yellow you are asha-
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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
    Peggy Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Thomas Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath