School: Gowran (C.)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The unlucky days for getting married are Friday and Saturday. Wednesday is a lucky day for marriage, and June is one of the year. It is a custom on Co Kilkenny to make matches. If a girl was getting married to a farmer her parents would give her a dowry or fortune.
Pupils Name
Nancy Lawler
Gowran
Co Kilkenny
Told by
Mrs Mc Donagh
Gowran
Co. Kilkenny
Aged 84 yrs- Collector
- Nancy Lawler
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Donagh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny