School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 239
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“The following is a rhyme showing what day is the best to be married on.”
(continued from previous page)Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day off all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday no day at all.
True Story
“There was a man and a girl to be married in Glenswilly. The man went to Scotland to earn money, and he was to return again to marry the girl.”
There was a man and a girl to be married in Glenswilly. The man went to Scotland to earn money, and he was to return again to marry the girl.
There were two men working with this man, and they said that they would write a letter to the girl in the other mans name, saying that he was engaged to be married to another girl.
After the girl got this letter, she failed away every day, till in the end she died. After a time(continues on next page) - Collector
- Jane Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullychullion, Co. Donegal