School: Cluain Leamhac (Cloonloo) (roll number 12767)
- Location:
- Cloonloogh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Lochlainn
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- Marriages generally take place during
shrove-tide which is from January the
sixth to Ash Wedensday. The Saturday
after Ash Wedensday is called Salting
day because on that day all the
Marriageable boys and girls who are not
married are sprinkled with salt. The
months that are thought unlucky are
May and September, and it is said that
the May bride will fail away. All the days
except Sunday, Monday and Thursday are
thought unlucky. Also the thirteenth of the
month is said to be unlucky. Money is
given as a dowry and on rare occasions stock
and goods are given. About a hundred years
ago marriage used to take place in the of
the bride. Long ago the bride and groom
used to select a man each and they used
to run from the chapel to the house for a
bottle of whiskey. If the brides man won the
bride would live the longest and if the grooms
man won the groom would live the longest.The night of the wedding, there is a
wedding feast and uninvited guests called(continues on next page)
