School: Baile Uí Dhuibh (B.) (roll number 13635)
- Location:
- Ballyduff West, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Ambrose Madders
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- (continued from previous page)church on horse back but come in a motor instead. I was once at a wedding which was held in Carriganure. The married pair went to Mount Melleray for their wedding breakfast. There was a fiddle and a melodion played there that night. There was people singing there during the night.
- Marriages most commonly take place in my district during Shrove which is from the sixth of January to Ash Wednesday. There is a rhyme made about the days of the week for marriages.
Monday for health
Tuesday for wealth
Wednesday the best day of all
Thursday for losses
Friday for crosses
Saturday the worst of all.
Most marriages take place on Wednesdays because it is a lucky day. I notice that marriages do not take(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Power
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmeadan, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Patrick Larken
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Kilmeadan, Co. Waterford