School: Moher
- Location:
- Moher, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: J. Wilson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0969, Page 213
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- The old people had several superstitious ideas about marriages. They believed May to be an unlucky month and also certain days of the week. They thought a marriage that took place on
Monday for wealth
Tuesday for health
Wednesday for nothing at all
Thursday for losses
Friday for crosses
Saturday the worst day of all.
They had similar ideas about the months as
Married in January's snowy time a widow you will be before you are prime.
Married in February's sleety weather life you would tread in tune together.
Married when March winds shrill and roar your home will lie on a foreign shore.
Married neath April's changeful skies a chequered path before you lies.
Married when bees over May blooms flit strangers around your board will sit.
Married in queen-rose month of June life will be one long honey-moon.
Married when July's flower banks blaze(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick J. Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gartbrattan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gartbrattan, Co. Cavan
