School: Kildavin, Ferns
- Location:
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tadhg de Brí
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- (continued from previous page)vizors on their faces. These were called blackmen they danced and sang nearly all night. Sometimes when a person was not liked, people used blow horns made from a bottle with the bottom knocked off. It was to jeer them. The wife sat behind on the horse coming home.
- Long ago people were generally married before and after Lent and Advent. They got married generally in the first part of the week on Monday, Thuesday, and Wednesday. They hardly ever got married on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
They had a belief long ago that the first four days of the week were lucky, but the last three were unlucky. If people got married on Monday(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eily Harmon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Mr J. Hegarty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Clerk-labourer
- Address
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow