Old Marrige Customs

In years gone by, marriges were held with much more jollity than nowadays. They usually took place in June or September and the luckiest days were Monday or Wednesday. No one ever dreamed of getting married on a Saturday - it was no day at all!On the day of the wedding, boys went to the house dressed in straw - called "straw boys". These danced, sang songs, and danced with the bride. When the bride was getting married she either wore blue or white but never red. It was deemed very unlucky as the married couple were sure to be separated before a year had elapsed. Another old superstition was - The bride should not give handkerchiefs to her intended husband before the marrige, as it was a token that tears would be shed owing to separation or sudden death on or after the wedding day. Match making was not popular in Clane.Mary O'Farrell got these from
M. O'Toole
Butterstream,
Clane. (50 yrs.)