School: Ferns (C.) (roll number 13267)
- Location:
- Ferns, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Mhuimhneacháin
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- (continued from previous page)Married in blue she is sure to come true.
Married in red she will wish herself dead.
Married in brown she will live near the town.
Married in white she has chosen aright.
Married in black she will wish herself back.
Another old saying is "happy is the bride that the sun shines on" so that everybody likes to see a sunny day for a wedding.
- Married in blue she is sure to come true.
Married in red she will wish herself dead.
Married in brown she will live near the town.
Married in white she has chosen aright.
Married in black she will wish herself back.
Another old saying is "happy is the bride that the sun shines on" so that everybody likes to see a sunny day for a wedding.
Another old belief connected with marriage for good luck is that the Bride should wear something - old, something new, something borrowed ans something blue.
It is an old custom in this place to tie an old shoe or boot to the car in which the bridal party go away in. - It is an old custom in this place to tie an old shoe or boot to the car in which the bridal party go away in.
