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School: Lorrha (C.) (roll number 601)

Location:
Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Gertrude M. Lee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0530, Page 168

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    Marriage Customs
    Marriages take place most frequently in this district during Shrove.
    June is supposed to be a luck month in which to be married and there is an old rhyme
    "Monday for health
    Tuesday for wealth
    Wednesday the best day of all
    Thursday for losses
    Friday for crosses
    And Saturday no good at all".
    Matches are still made in the district. Money, stock and land are given as dowry. No one in the district remembers marriages taking place in the houses. After the wedding there is a feast held in the bride's home and an old shoe is thrown after the car in which the bride and groom are travelling.
    This is supposed to bring luck on the pair.
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    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
    Celia Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lorrha, Co. Tipperary