School: Cill Mhuire, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 13942)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 522

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  1. An Inid an t-am is gnáthaidhe a phósann daoine timcheall na h-áiteanna seo. Nuair a thagann Máirt na h-Inide bíonn a lán pósanna in-iarthar an Chláir. Bíonn laetheannta speisialta sa t-seachtmhain 'na pósann daoine. Tá rann mar gheall ar na laetheannta sin. Seo é é:-
    Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    And Saturday no luck at all.

    The old people have other superstitions about when the bride should get married. The following old saying does not apply to marriages but applies to the corn:-
    "An rud a cheangaltar sa bhFoghmhair, scaoiltear san Earrach."
    The old people have a rhyme about the dress of the bride:-
    Get married in red, I wish you were dead
    Get married in green, you're ashamed to be seen,
    Get married in blue, you're sure to pull through.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Breandan O' Boyle
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr J. P. O' Boyle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Quilty, Co. Clare