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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
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P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 128

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  1. Marriage Customs (continued)

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    1. Married in white
    Its just quite right.
    Married in red.
    Will wish yourself dead.
    Married in pink
    Your heart, it will sink.
    Married in brown
    You'll live out of town.
    Married in yellow
    Ashamed of the fellow
    Married in green
    Ashamed to be seen.
    Married in blue
    Sure to be true.
    2. Marry on,
    Monday for health
    Tuesday for wealth
    Wednesday the best day of all
    Thursday for losses
    Friday for crosses
    Saturday no day at all.
    3. Change the name, but not the letter
    Change for worse not for better
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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)
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    English