School: Cill an Daingin, Nenagh (roll number 6658)

Location:
Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó hOgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 006

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 006

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  1. Marriage Customs
    Nowadays we can have marriage ever day of the year. Long ago marriages were forbidden during (during) Lent and Advent. During shrove most marriages were celebrated. Shrove is the time between christmas and Lent.
    Long ago there were a great many customs connected with marriages. The people were most particular about observing these customs, for example the parents would see to it that when a girl was getting married what she would wear:
    Something old and something new
    Something borrowed and something blue
    The parents would also advise the girl about the colours she should choose as they beleived:-
    Married in blue your lover will be true,
    Married in green ashamed to be seen,
    Married in grey will live far away,
    Married in yellow ashamed of the fellow,
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Rita Morrissey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prospect West, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Morrissey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prospect West, Co. Tipperary