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School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 161

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    People say
    Monday for health
    Tuesday for wealth
    Wednesday the best day of all.
    Thursday for losses
    Friday for crosses
    Saturday no luck at all.
    It is considered very unlucky if the ring falls the day before the marriage.
    The bride is supposed to wear
    "Something old and something new
    something borrowed and something blue."
    The bride is not supposed to go to her home for a month after her marriage. In some parishes the names of the couple about to be married would be read from the alter a week before the marriage, it is called the bannes. People say it is very unlucky for the couple to meet the day before the marriage. It was usual for the couple to be sprinkled with rice when coming out of the chapel
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Ó Curraidhe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardbraccan, Co. Meath