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School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

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Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0435

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    necklace to wear on the wedding day.
    Long ago when a couple would be getting married on the way to the chapel they would exchange handkerchiefs. No one ever gets married in May because it is an old saying :-
    Marry in May
    and you will rue the day.
    The bride always wears blue or grey clothes. Red for joy Black is unlucky. Old people say that if a bride gets married in back it would bring bad luck to her that it would not be long before there would be a death of one of her near relations.
    Long ago each man and his daughter would follow the wedding to the chapel. The first to
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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
    Maureen Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway