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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 08_038

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    the parish church.
    In years gone by marriages took place in houses but not since 1898.
    The usual custom on a wedding day is to throw an old shoe or a handful of rice after the wedding party for good luck. It was the custom for "straw boys to come to the house of a wedding and to sing, dance and make merry but not to be drunk.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máirín Ní Longáin
    Other names
    Máirín Ní Longáin
    Maureen Lanigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr John Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Kellsborough, Co. Kilkenny