School: Turlough, Béal an Chloga (roll number 14872)

Location:
Turlough, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Éalaidhe
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    Some of the superstitions connected with...

    Some of the superstitions connected with marriage are that the bride should be dressed in something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. Before motor cars were invented a man used to bring his wife behind him on horse back. An old shoe was always flung after the bride as a sign of luck. It was not lucky for the bridegroom to see the bride the night before the marriage. Rice was flung around the house of the bride while she was been married. It is lucky to break a dish that night.
    Straw Boys often went to church although they were not asked. They shouted and danced their ?.
    It is happy for the bride that the sun shines on
    It is happy for the corpse that the rain falls on.
    Thursday Friday Saturday are the unluckiest days.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micko Linnane
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mary Linnane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bealaclugga, Co. Clare