School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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Festival Customs (continued)
“A group of six go around from house to house and each of them has his own instrument and plays a tune on it.”
(continued from previous page)They are given sixpence or three pence in every house, and they buy lemonade or sweets with it.
- The animals on our farm are as follows, calves, cows, sheep, horses, goats, pigs, and bullocks.
These animals are very well cared for(continues on next page) - Collector
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