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School: Cill na Móna (C.) (roll number 13626)

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Kilnamona, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Síle Céitinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0610, Page 319

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    the time most people in this district get married is Shrove time from 6th of January to Ash Wednesday.
    Monday,Thursday, and Friday ,are considered unlucky days to get married.
    May, August, and December are unlucky months to get married.
    If a funeral comes against you when you are going to the chapel to get married it is considered a bad omen.
    Green,red or yellow are very unlucky colours to get married in.
    Two of the same family to get married the same day or the same year is considered unlucky.
    If the marriage ring drops from the bridegroom's hand during the marriage ceremony is a bad omen.
    If there is a corpse in the church when the marriage party arrive at the church it is supposed unlucky.
    matches are made in this district .Money is given as a fortune .When a match is to be made in this district a friend of one of the parties introduces the match .Then the match makers appoint
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Hegarty
    Gender
    Female