School: Gowran (C.)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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- Thatched houses were very plentyful long ago.
- Marriage most frequently take place in Shrove and July.
May is thought unlucky for weddings. There is a custom here that the mother of the bride must not attend the wedding or if so something is supposed to happen to either the bride or the bride-groom.
There was matchmaking carried on, many rows were caused by it. There ware a wedding feast held in the brides house when the people were fairly well off. There was usually pigs(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eithne Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Ellen Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Rathcash, Co. Kilkenny