School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)
- Location:
- Garrán an Chuilinn, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0363
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- (continued from previous page)as the old rhyme says-Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday is the best day of all, Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses and Saturday is no day at all.
Long ago the bride to be slept in the house of a cousin neighbour on the night before her wedding . Some hundred years ago the contracting parties rode to the church on hourseback while those invited to the wedding rode on pairs behind them.
when the married pair leave the church an old shoe or rice is thrown after them for luck.
as the wedding procession pass along the road bonfires are lit.
As soon as they reach their future home a wedding reception is held at which there is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Hennigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barr na Cora, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Mrs M. Hennigan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Barr na Cora, Co. na Gaillimhe
