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School: St Columkille's, Aughnacliffe (roll number 14220)

Location:
Aghnacliff, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Eoghan Mac Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0762, Page 070

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  1. Beliefs Concerning Marriages

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    It is believed unlucky to get married on a rainy day.
    It is believed to be lucky to get married on a sunny day = happy is the bride that the sun shines on.
    It is unlucky to get married on Saturdays = Saturday's flitting is short sittin.
    If a person gets two spoons in his cup he will be invited to a wedding.
    If a person falls of a seat he will not be married that year.
    A girl or a woman should not be first to welcome a bride or she will have no luck afterwards.
    It is believed to be very unlucky to meet a funeral on a wedding day.
    It is not lucky to get married in harvest - always poor, always gathering, never having anything.
    A bride must wear something
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cleenrah, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Cleenrah, Co. Longford