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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 17_033

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  1. Marriages

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    The lucky days to get married are Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday the best day of all. Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses, Saturday no day at all.
    Something old, and something new. Something borrowed, and something blue.
    People say it is unlucky to go to mass the first Sunday after getting married.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Ciarsaig
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termon, Co. Clare

  2. Cures

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    Measles. Anything a man with a white horse would tell you to do, if you did it, it would cure you.
    Sore Eyes. The best cure for sore eyes is to look through a gold ring. There is a well in Tarmon for sore eyes.
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