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School: Newtown, Fertullagh

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Newtownlow, Co. Westmeath
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K. Shumacher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 036

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    It was said in olden times that the bride should wear "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue".
    The bridegroom should be in the church for a while before the bride.
    The following verse is often quoted when choosing the day.
    "Monday for health.
    Tuesday for wealth.
    Wednesday the best day of all.
    Thursday for losses
    Friday for crosses,
    Saturday no day at all".
    It is an old custom to tie an old pair of shoes to the car in which the bride and bridegroom are. This is supposed to bring them good luck. There is an old superstition that the bride should not return to her own home for a month
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Douglas Matthews
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynagore, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Matthews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynagore, Co. Westmeath