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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

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Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 398

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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    The most frequent time of the year for marriages in this locality is Shrove-tide. Shrove-tide is the luckiest time of the year to get married, the local people say. There are certain lucky and unlucky days and months for getting married.
    Anybody who gets married in the month of May will have no luck.
    The days of the week on which to marry are explained as follows:
    Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Nora Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenine, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86
    Address
    Derreenine, Co. Roscommon