School: Lisdowney, Ballyragget
- Location:
- Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mheachair
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- Friday is thought an unlucky day for starting out on a journey but is thought a lucky day for changing into a new house. It is also thought a lucky day on which to get married.
- Collector
- Josie Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
- Travelling people often visit the houses and they usually travel on foot. Long ago they carried a bag for potatoes but now the alms they usually accept is money. The most noted of them are the Delaneys and the McCarthys.
- There is a field in Aharney Co. Kilkenny which is owned by Mr. Whiteford. In the centre of this field is a rath which is(continues on next page)
