School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- Long years ago the Irish people had a great many customs which they practised on certain days or nights of the year. Most of those customs have died away, and and only few of them are practised at the present day.
The most common custom of all is practised on St. Stephen Day, which is following the wren. Crowds of(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Comerford
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garranstan, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Philip Comerford
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Garranstan, Co. Kilkenny