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School: Achadh na Sealbhaighe (roll number 15344)

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Aghnashalvy, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Maguidhir
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    connection I find out that very few persons ever get married on Thursday, Friday or Saturday and there is a little verse quotes locally and indeed fairly generally which outlines the sort of luck to be expected from getting married on each particular day. It runs thus.
    Monday for health.
    Tuesday for wealth.
    Wednsday the best day of all.
    Thursday for Crosses.
    Friday for losses.
    Saturday no day at all.
    The little poem above quoted is a fair guide as to how people select the
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    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
    Teresa Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryleedigan (Jackson), Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Hugh Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Derryleedigan (Jackson), Co. Monaghan