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School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 164

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    for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday the best day of all, Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses, and Saturday is no day at all. It was an old custom to give the bride a bunch of heather which she threw to the girls and which one caught it would be the next bride. It is an ill omen to meet a red haired woman on your wedding day. It is unlucky to dance at your own wedding. The local boys hold a rope across the road to stop the wedding coming home from the church and the groom has to throw them money before they will let him pass.
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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
    Alice Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford