School: Tomghéis (roll number 9239/9277)
- Location:
- Tumgesh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Casaide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123, Page 127
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- Marriage - con't from middle of page 28.
7. A pair of old shoes are fixed after the bride.
8. Something is also borrowed by the bride
9. Dympna Neary heard of an oatmeal cake being broken on the bride's head.
10 When a marriage is being arranged (making the match if the girl trips on a stool before the door, the match would be broken. (not practiced now).
11. Snow is lucky, happy is the bride the sun shines on. See page 32.
12. Two out of the one house do not marry the same year, unless they marry the same day.
13. The bride's maid or best man would not marry the year in which they would act as bridesmaid or best man.
{ The sponsors in Bablásimh would not marry during the year in which they act as sponsors.
The child is not let to see the towel used in Baptism until it is washed.
The child is liked to cry, when water of Baptism is poured on it.(continues on next page)
