School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)

Location:
Cappamore, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 168

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  1. Marriage Customs in Cappamore
    Marriages in this parish take place most frequently during Shrove. Shrove Tuesday was a very popular day for weddings some years ago. The lucky days are supposed to be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and June is considered the luckiest month in the year, and July the unluckiest.
    On the morning of the wedding the bride is supposed to be at the church before the bridegroom. She is supposed to wear:
    " Some thing old, something new Something borrowed, something blue"
    When the bride and bridegroom are leaving the church and if they can
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    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
    Charles O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cappamore, Co. Limerick