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School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

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Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 09_017

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  1. Wedding Customs

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    béaloideas 4 : 11 : '38.
    Wedding Customs.
    It is lucky to break earthenware at a wedding. When the girl is going to the church to be married it is lucky to tie an old shoe to the car where she is. If a girl gets married on a wet day she would have truble and she would be crying for the rest of her days:
    If a person marries on Monday they will have good health while they live. If a person marries on Tuesday they will have wealth for ever.
    If a person marries on Wednesday they
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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
    Criostine Nic Coistealbh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mike Shiel
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Castletaylor South, Co. Galway