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School: Tunnyfoyle

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Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
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Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 256

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    When anyone gets married all the boys of the locality dress up in straw and go the house of the groom the night of the wedding and call for "drink or money, drink or money we wont go without drink or money.
    Most people get married on Wednesday.
    Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all.
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    Saturday is the worst day of all.
    Some (pop) people say that if you get a peice of brides cake that if you put it under your pillow and sleep on it for one night that you would see your future.
    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
    John P. Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seefin, Co. Cavan