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School: Earl Darnley (roll number 13573)

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Baile Átha Buí, Co. na Mí
Teacher:
Siubhán Ní Loichéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 181

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    the motor cars.
    Some people give a dance before they get married.
    The bride is supposed to wear "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue"
    The bridegroom comes first to the chapel or church, its unlucky for the bride if she arrives before him.
    People get married in June because its the month of roses and the old saying is, "happy is the bride that the sun shines on"
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