School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)
- Location:
- Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eóin
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- There was an old custom long ago at wakes. A man would dress as a priest and marry any young boys and girls there who wished to be married. The priest in a certain locality heard this and he was very angry. He asked to have it stopped but they paid no heed to him.
One night this priest went to a wake and was dressed in the ordinary civilian attire. He happened to be picked out to marry seven couples(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maureen Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- T. Davis
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Postman