School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)at the present time it is mostly money is given.
The marriages used to take place in the houses nearly a hundred years ago. An old boot was tied on the car in which the couple were. The boot or horse shoe was said to bring luck to the married couple in future
Straw boys or "brideogs" used to visit the house on the fourth Sunday after the marriage. They used to be dressed in different colours of clothes. They used to sing and dance and after that they were entertained to tea, cake, and some other dessert after it. These boys were asked to(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny