School: Beárna, Galbally (roll number 12655)

Location:
Barna, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
C. Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 463

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    If the wife and husband rode a horse to the marriage it is a sign that she would fight a battle.
    If you met a white gate on the way to your marriage you would have a daughter a nun.
    If the cock crew when the man would be to going to the marriage he would be dead that day month.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norah Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barna, Co. Limerick