School: Lisdowney, Ballyragget
- Location:
- Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mheachair
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- Collector
- Josie Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Michael Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
- In olden times shops were not as common as they are now and people had to go into the local towns to purchase their goods. People who came to Mass to the towns and villages always did their shopping on Sunday. It is thought unlucky to buy or sell cattle on Sunday. Long ago markets were held in the villages of Freshford, Ballyragget and Durrow but they are discontined.(continues on next page)