School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

Location:
Thomastown Demesne, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhláine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 030

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 030

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  1. Wednesday is the luckiest day to get married.
    There is a verse about the colour to get married in.
    “Married in white you have chosen all right.
    Married in red you will wish yourself dead.
    Married in pink your spirits will sink.
    Married in black you will wish yourself back.
    Married in yellow you’re
    (continues on next page)
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