School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)
- Location:
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máirtín Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 143
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- Most peope in this locality get married in Shrove. Many of the farmer make matches here also. Money is given as dowry. They invite all their friends and neighbours. They have a great dance and give a feed to all that are invited. They buy a barrel of beer or oo and the people of the house give it out. This dance is called a "Spree. A great number of "straw boys" visit them and are very much welcomed. They wear white shirts over all their clothes and tied with a cord at the end. They wear sallies in their caps. Some of them blacken their faces while more wear "eye fiddles." More of them wear big furs around their necks, and big coats tied in the middle with a bit of rope.
- Collector
- Edward Lee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs J. Lee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny
