School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Ballyadams, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 081
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- 1.
The mother of the bride always gives the newly married couple a hen and a clutch of chickens
2.
The bride or bridegroom do not return to their own homes on a visit until they are a months married
3.
An old shoe is thrown after the married couple as they leave the chapel.
5.
Sometimes an old shoe is tied to the vehicle that the newly married couple travel in.
6.
The bride must wear.
Something old
Something new
Something borrowed
Something blue.
7.
Wednesday is a lucky day to et married on.
8.
May and November are the luckiest months to get married in.
