School: Cloran (roll number 5282)
- Location:
- Cloran and Corcullentry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Síle Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0345
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- The following are some of the many superstitions connected with marriage.
It is supposed to be unlucky to get married on Saturday or during the month of may or to have thirteen guests at table for the wedding breakfast.
It is supposed also for cars containing the wedding party to separate and take a different route on the way to from the church to the house after the wedding or for a break down or any other to occur to any of the vehicles containing any of the wedding party going to or from the church.
It is also considered unlucky for the day of the wedding to turn out wet. On the other hand a bright sunny day is supposed to be a sign that good luck is in store for the newly married pair."
Happy is the bride whom the sun shines on" is an old saying. It is supposed to be unlucky for the bride to wear green.
It is supposed to be necessary for the bride to wear : Something old,
Something new,
Something borrowed,
Something blue.
- Collector
- Philomena O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Pluckstown, Co. Meath
