School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)There are several old sayings about marriages. Namely "Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wensday the best day of all, Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses, and Saturday no look at all." Another one is "Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue."
Another old custom was the husband used to come home to the girl's house on horse back accompanied(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Lanigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kells, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Michael Barry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny