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School: Kiffa

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Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Helen Dinneen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0992, Page 060

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  1. Marriage Customs

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    Married in red you'll wish yourself dead.
    Married in green ashamed to be seen.
    Married in black you'll wish yourself back.
    Married in white you have chosen aright.
    Married in blue he will always be true.
    Married in cream you will live in a dream.
    Married in brown you will live out of town.
    Married in pink your spirit will sink.
    Something old and something new something borrowed and something blue.
    The bride must put some stitch in her wedding dress
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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
    Violet Tweedie
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Duffcastle, Co. Cavan