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School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)

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Letterbrick, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Grannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 524

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    Marriages in this place generally take place from the 6th January to Shrove Tuesday. The man that is getting married asks a man to go to a house and ask a girl. The man goes to the girl's house and they have a great feast all night. Then they settle about the fortune.
    The lucky days and unlucky days of the week are:
    "Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the worse day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    Saturday no luck at all
    Sunday the best day of all."
    The girl that is getting married wears white clothes. "Any person married in grey is sure to go far away, married in white is sure to be right, married in blue is sure to be true, married in green is
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    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
    Bridgie Moyles
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs M. Moyles
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Mayo