School: Cill Átha (roll number 9298)

Location:
Killagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mrs Pender

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Local Marriage Customs

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0174

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Marriages take place at nearly all times in my district, but the greater number of them take place from Saint Stephens Day to Shrove Tuesday. There are two months of the year which are considered unlucky for marriages and they are May and July. The usual wedding-days in my district are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
There is an old rhyme relating to days for marriages. The rhyme is
Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for losses,

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Collector
Bridie Maloney
Gender
female
Informant
Mrs Clarke
Gender
female
Address
Killagh More, Co. Galway
Language
English