School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)
- Location:
- Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mary Greer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 229
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Lore of Certain Days.
If you marry on Monday it is for health. Tuesday for wealth and Wednesday the best day of all. Thursday for losses and Friday for crosses and Saturday no day at all.
If you marry in Lent you will live to repent. If you start a piece of work on Saturday you will never finish it.
- Old Marriage Customs
The Bride is always supposed to wear something old and something new something borrowed and something blue.
Long ago the key of the door was given to the bride. Nowaday the bride gets a ring.
