AN IRISH WEDDING PROVERB
Don’t walk in front of me, for I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me, for I may not lead. Walk beside me and always be my friend.
A FEW IRISH WEDDING TRADITIONS
A fine day means good luck, especially if the sun shines on the bride.
Those who marry during harvest will spend all their lives gathering.
A man should always be the first to wish joy to the bride, never a woman.
Salt and pepper shakers are a lucky wedding gift.
No one in the wedding party should wear green, the color of envy.
The newlyweds should always take the longest road home from the church.
It is bad luck if a glass or cup is broken on the wedding day.
The bride shouldn’t put on her own veil; a happily married woman should do the honors.
It’s lucky to marry during a ‘growing moon and a flowing tide.’
When leaving the church, someone must throw an old shoe over the bride’s head so she will have good luck.
If the bride’s mother-in-law breaks a piece of wedding cake on the bride’s head, they will be friends for life.
A horseshoe nailed over the newlyweds’ door (pointing up like the letter ‘U’) will ensure the couple’s life together will be lucky.
A bride and groom should never wash their hands in the same sink at the same time – it’s courting disaster if they do.
AN IRISH WEDDING TOAST
May you both live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.maloney | Sep 07, 2010, 09:38 PM EDT
Miss Clinton.. best of luck. Don't let your man smoke cigars.
elektros | Aug 04, 2010, 03:02 AM EDT
It's a wedding. Anyone with half decent manners should congratulate the bride. As for the Clintons' little bit of Irish blood, it's the only excuse to print it here atall. Lighten up!
pat52rk | Aug 03, 2010, 04:50 PM EDT
what bullshit....
Kevin325 | Aug 03, 2010, 11:48 AM EDT
Yikes!!!!!!!
irishwxman | Aug 02, 2010, 09:39 AM EDT
Who cares what county Bill Clinton's great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandmother came from? Why would I wish them well. They are a poisonous family...and nobody except the staff at IC cares about them.
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ladyBoru | Aug 01, 2010, 04:49 PM EDT
I read that President Clintons Mother's family came from County Fermanagh. Anyway, I would hope that most people would wish the couple well.
irishwxman | Aug 01, 2010, 02:31 PM EDT
Oh well then she must be a pure Irish American gal!!!
Searlit | Aug 01, 2010, 02:27 PM EDT
Chelsea is a little bit Irish. Her paternal grandmother's maiden name was Virginia Cassidy.
irishwxman | Aug 01, 2010, 12:06 PM EDT
"Irish American" Chelsea Clinton? Are you kidding me? In what capacity? My dog is more Irish than her.
jfs2010 | Aug 01, 2010, 11:38 AM EDT
President Obama is more Irish than the Clintons. There is no documentation of any Clinton ancestors coming from Ireland. Not too difficult to research that.
archer50d | Aug 01, 2010, 12:00 AM EDT
OK Niall , enough already , why to you still go about trying to make everyone in the news .......Wait fir it ........IRISH AMERICAN . Please stop with the shamrock stuff , its not fair on either party , chelsea and mac are about as Irish as the Queen , Please stop with all the wanting to link everyone in the news to IRELAND , whats next , Tony haywards IRISH FAMILY sold half of county MAYO to shell so that they could refine natural gas on shore , your website is very interesting but it turns me off when you try to link every single person of any sort of news to being IRISH , STOP .
irishwxman | Jul 31, 2010, 01:30 PM EDT
What is Irishcentral's obsession with the Clintons? You do realize they ARE NOT IRISH?
antoman | Jul 31, 2010, 11:47 AM EDT
May all your ups and downs be between the sheets.