School: Tigneatha
- Location:
- Tynagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomhánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0053, Page 0042
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- The marriages most frequently take place during Shrove, that is from New Years Day to Ash Wednesday. It is unlucky to get married during Lent, Advent and the month of May. There is an old rhyme about the days of the week for getting married,Monday for health,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
and Saturday no day at all.Money is given as dowry and sometimes stock and goods are given.A wedding feast is held in the house of the bride during the day and in the house of the bridegroom during the night. Long ago straw boys used to visit the houses. They used to be dressed like mummers and when they used to come into the house they used to dance enough and then they would have to get plenty of drink before they would leave the house. Now a days there is no hauling home because there are only two or three(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Quirke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cappacuilla, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Martin Forde
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Tynagh, Co. Galway
