School: Cloonlyon G. (roll number 12937)
- Location:
- Cloonlyon, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Annie Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0116, Page 178
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- Marry in blue you are sure to be true
Marry in green ashamed to be seen
Marry in white you have chosen alright
Marry in yellow ashamed of the fellow
Marry in Pink your spirits will sink
Marry in brown you live out of Town
Marry in grey you live far away
Marry in black you wish yourself black
Marry in red you wish yourself dead.
When getting married you should throw the tongs after the bride and bridegroom for luck.
If the bridegroom lets the ring fall when putting it on the bride he will die before the year is out
Happy is the Marriage that the sun shines on happy in coffin that rain falls on
- Whooping Cough: - If a person in the house has the whooping cough, you must meet a man riding a white horse, ask him what is the cure + whatever he says, give it to the person + they will be cured. Another cure for it is - Get a fish + let 3 drops fall from its mouth into the persons mouth but the fish must be alive.(continues on next page)
