Funny Irish Wedding Jokes

Irish Wedding Research

Will and Guy have always retained an enormous affection for the country
of Ireland and its people. We particularly have enjoyed the beauty of the
Irish countryside, the golf course; we like the humour, the culture, the
poetry and the music. Horse racing is one Irish passion which we share; as
is the game of golf and the Irish ability to enjoy a good *craic.

When we decided to research Irish Weddings we were looking for something
relaxed, informal and perhaps a little bit different to what we are used to
in Great Britain. What we have found is that the majority of wedding in the
western world follow similar patterns and often have similar traditions. A
few things, however, are different and we will highlight those factors.

*craic = is a term variously meaning news, gossip, fun, entertainment,
and enjoyable conversation found in Northern England, Scotland, and Ireland.

• The Top Ten Irish
  Wedding Superstitions
• The
  Traditional Irish Wedding Ring: The Claddagh Ring
• Did You Know?
• Five Funny Irish Wedding
  Jokes

The Top Ten Irish Wedding Superstitions

The Irish people might be said to have many superstitions and we have
recorded our top ten for your enjoyment here.

1. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Irish believed that if the
   sun shone on the bride, it would bring good luck to the couple.
2. It is also lucky to hear a cuckoo on the wedding morning or to
   see three magpies
3. After the wedding ceremony, it is important that a man and not
   a woman be the first to wish joy to the new bride.
4. If you look at the sun when you leave for your wedding, your
   children will be beautiful.
5. It's good luck to have your birthstone in your engagement
   ring, even if that stone is otherwise thought to be an unlucky gem.
6. It's good luck if a happily married woman puts the veil on you, but
   bad luck to put it on yourself.
7. It's lucky to tear your wedding dress accidentally on your
   wedding day.
8. The earrings you wear on your wedding day will bring you luck
   and happiness ever after.
9. It's lucky to be awakened by birds singing on your wedding
   morning.
10. Traditionally, Irish brides wore blue wedding dresses rather
    than white. Blue symbolised purity in olden times and white dresses only
    became popular after 1499 apparently.

The Traditional Irish Wedding Ring: The Claddagh Ring

The Claddagh ring is a traditional Irish ring given as a token of
friendship, love, or marriage. The design and customs associated with it
originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside
the city of Galway, Ireland. It is a heart held by two hands with the heart
topped by a crown. The hands represent faith, the heart signifies honour and
the crown symbolises love.

Furthermore we have been told by our old friends Dennis and Maureen
Irwin, who have a Claddagh ring that in wearing the ring in a certain way
can signify 3 different things.
a. Worn on a woman's right hand facing
outwards = she is a single woman.

b. Worn on right hand and facing inwards = she is engaged to be married.

c. Worn on the left hand it signifies that the woman is married.

Did You Know?

• In County Donegal, when a man wanted to marry a particular girl, he
  and a friend went to her house and when the door was opened, he'd throw his
  cap into the house. If the cap was thrown back out, it meant she wasn't
  interested.
• Traditionally December 31st, is one of the luckiest day to marry,
  as is the month of April, with the traditional saying 'Marry in May and rue
  the day; marry in April if you can, joy for maiden and for man.'
• The bride should never wear green at her wedding, it is considered
  unlucky in Ireland.
• Irish brides often returned home by a different path with her new
  husband than she took to the church with her father. This symbolises her new
  road in life she is about to travel.
• It was considered good luck when the married couple would be
  leaving the church; somebody would through an old shoe over the bride's
  head.

See more amusing Irish wedding traditions.

Five Funny Irish Wedding Jokes

1. What's the difference between an Irish wedding and an Irish
   wake?
   One less drunk.
2. Declan had asked Cormac for the hand of his daughter in
   wedlock.
   'And can you support a family?' asked Cormac.
   'I think
   so,' replied Declan.
   'Well there are 6 of us you know,' answered
   Cormac.
3. At the wedding reception, the photographer yelled, 'Would all
   the married men, please stand next to the one person who has made your
   life worth living.'
   The bartender was almost crushed to death.
4. The hospital's consulting dietician was giving a lecture to
   several community nurses from the Dublin area of Leinster.
   'The
   rubbish we put into our stomachs and consume should have killed most of
   us sitting here, years ago.
   Red meat is terrible. Fizzy drinks attack
   your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with msg. Vegetables can be
   disastrous because of fertilisers and pesticides and none of us realises
   the long-term damage being done by the rotten bacteria in our drinking
   water.
   However, there is one food that is incredibly dangerous and
   we all have, or will, eat it at some time in our lives. Now, is anyone
   here able to tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and
   suffering for years after eating it?'
   A 65-year-old married Irish
   nursing sister sitting in the front row stood up and said, 'Wedding
   cake.'
5. After a lengthy quarrel, Mrs O'Toole said to her husband,
   Seamus, 'You know, I was a fool when I married you.'
   Seamus replied
   quickly, 'Yes, *muirnín, but I was in love and didn't notice it.'
   *beloved, sweetheart.
   Irish Wedding Blessing

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