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School: Hanly Memorial Castlerea (roll number 1086)

Location:
Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Br. Seosamh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0247, Page 017

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    Beliefs about Marriage!
    Old people in this district had beliefs with regard to lucky days and unlucky days for "Marriage"
    Mondays and Thursdays were lucky days to get married. September is or was the luckiest month: May was the unlucky month and Friday the unlucky day! "Monday for wealth,
    Tuesday for Health;
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for Losses,
    Friday for Crosses.
    And Saturday - no day at all."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Cribbin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlerea, Co. Roscommon