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School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)

Location:
Churchtown South, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhlaoich
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 043

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    In the Spring is the luckiest time to get married.
    Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for crosses,
    Friday for losses,
    And Saturday is no day at all.
    There is a dowry given to a woman who is being married. It is given in money.
    On the wedding-day people go off for a day to some place.
    The wedding feast is held in the house of the man that is getting
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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
    Brigid Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlereban North, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Miss M. Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Castlereban North, Co. Kildare