School: Com Liath (Scoil Brighde) (roll number 8924)
- Location:
- Coomleagh West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Muircheartach Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0282, Page 487
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“Marry in September shine, your living will be rich and fine.”
Marry in September shine, your living will be rich and fine
If in October you will marry love will come but riches tarry
Marry in bleak November long the day you will remember
When December snows fall fast marry and true love will last.On your wedding day it is lucky to wear:-
Something old, something new, something borrowed or something blue.
The first to leave the church after being married will be the first to die. On their way home it is supposed to be unlucky to get rain.
The Proverb says:-
Happy is the corpse that rain falls on
And happy is the bride that the sun shines on.
Until quite recently the following rules were followed in this district.
If the bridegroom did not sleep at the house the night before, he should be the first to reach the bride's house on the wedding-morning. The wedding celebrations usually lasted until next morning. The newly married couple remained a week in the house and then they went to their new home.
This was known here as "The Drag Home".
It was the rule at the weddings for the followers and friends of the two families to see who had the best men, so that wedding usually ended up in a faction fight. On this fight(continues on next page)