School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)in the bride's home.
"Straw boys" or "Colicks" used to come to the house. They used to behave very well get a good reception, dance and afterwards get tea, whiskey and heaps of cake.
A hauling home is held on the on monthly Sunday.
Long-ago the people used to ride home on hores the bride and the bridegroom being to-gether on one horse.
Many customs were kept long-ago such as throwing confetti or rice on the couple. Also pairs of shoes or an(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Lahert
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Denis Lahert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny