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School: Ballykelly

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Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
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Pádraig Mac Uadain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 258

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  1. Local Marriage Customs

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    When the bride and bridegroom are leaving the church rice is thrown on them for luck.
    A wedding breakfast is held at the house of the bride. The straw-boys come to the house where the breakfast is held and dance and sing all day and try to steal the bride. Money is given as a fortune. Some years ago cattle were given to the bride.
    May is said to be an unlucky month in which to get married.
    There is an old saying about May.
    "Marry in May and you'll rue the day."
    Long ago a barn dance was held on the wedding day.
    There is an old rhyme,
    Monday for wealth,
    Tuesday for health,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    And Saturday no day at all.
    That was an old saying about getting married.
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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 Cooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballykelly, Co. Wexford