School: Raharney (B.)

Location:
Raharney, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Ó Conmhidhe

Filter stories

Back
/ 167 Forward
Resolution: Low | High
Raharney (B.) | The Schools’ Collection

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 056

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details »

On this page

(continued from previous page)

cotton, muslin, rags, the last petal tells what you will be married in.

You pull a trainzin and name each petal saying, "big house, little house, pig sty, barn. The last petal tells the house you will live in.

Green Rushes
People useto get green rushes and leave them on the table a month before they get married. If the rushes were withered on the day of the wedding it would bring good luck to the house.
People in the parish say - "i will spread green rushes for you if you have not visited them for some time. The words are used in welcoming one.

Language
English