School: Dromin, Dunleer (roll number 6576)

Location:
Dromin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
S. Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0669, Page 014

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0669, Page 014

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  1. The bride should never wear her wedding dress before the day of her marriage after it had been finished by the dressmaker.
    The bride should always wear at her marriage "Something old and something new
    Something borrowed and something blue."
    That the green was considered very unlucky. If at the wedding breakfast the bride took her ring and put a piece of the cake through it whoever she would give the piece to to eat would be soon married.
    The bride should never see the groom on the morning of her wedding until she's see him in church.
    A sunny day was considered very lucky - "Happy is the bride the sun shines on"
    " " " corpse " rain falls on"
    The best day for getting married is Wednesday.
    "Monday for health, Tuesday for weath
    Wednesday the best day of all
    Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses
    And Saturday no day at all." (or worst day of all)
    A loaf of bread given to the bride when she enters her new home is supposed to
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    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
    B. Callan