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School: Páirc Íseal (C.) (roll number 4794)

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Lowpark, Co. Mayo
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Sorcha Ní Dhumhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 95

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  1. Marriage Lore (continued)

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    6. The bride should wear:-
    "Something old, Something new.
    Something borrowed and something blue."
    7. It is not lucky for the couple getting married to go to the church in the same car.
    8. It is not lucky for a female relative of the groom to be present at the Wedding ceremony
    9. The fortune was arranged, the girl's father paying half the amount of the fortune on the morning of the marriage.
    The balance was paid in twelve months after.
    10. The bride should not see her marriage ring until she goes to the Church.
    11. If a girls marries before her elder sisters they must wear green garters at her wedding.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Kathleen Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lowpark, Co. Mayo