School: Raharney (B.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
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- (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.
