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School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 14_024

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  1. Local Marriage Customs (continued)

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    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for crosses
    Friday for losses
    Saturday no luck at all.
    At that time people were very fond of feasting at marriages.
    When a married couple were returning from the chapel the men with horses used to have a great race home to see who would be at the house first. All the people used to have sidecars at that time and it was no surprise to see about thirty sidecars coming from
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Quille
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrindaff, Co. Kerry