School: Lugnaskeehan (roll number 6562)
- Location:
- Lugnaskeehan, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Eibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0202, Page 436
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Local Marriage Customs (continued)
“In olden times the Parish priest lived in Mullaghmore not in Killargue as at present.”
(continued from previous page)married and when they landed it was eleven o'clock. John went to the parlour to see would the priest marry them and the priest looked to see what time it was and it was eleven o'clock. The priest would not marry them. When John came up, the priest's sister asked him would the priest marry them. "He will not he's there below as stiff as a beetle. Molly go home to your father and I'll go home to my father and thank God we have two good fathers to go to".
Monday for wealth
Tuesday for health
Wednesday for crosses
Thursday for losses
Saturday No day at all.
- Collector
- Moyia Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lugnaskeehan, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Francis Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Lugnaskeehan, Co. Leitrim