School: Kildavin, Ferns
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- Kildavin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tadhg de Brí
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- Over sixty years ago when the people were getting married they had different customs from those the people have now. They had a lot of old customs and beliefs.
They thought it unlucky to get married on Thursday, Friday and Saturday because they had a rhyme about all the days of the week. Monday for wealth Tuesday for health Wednesday the best day of all(continues on next page)