Contents: Ned M'Keown—The three tasks—Shane Fudh's wedding—Larry M'Farland's wake—Battle of the factions.
[The same as the second edition, 1843.]
The sections giving accounts of ancient customs are as follows:—Archery, bell-ringers, curfew bell, candle light, strewing of rushes in churches and great halls and preaching in the open air, Paul's Cross and preaching there, Care Sunday, whittle gate, cock pennies and hat Monday, Easter bread, Whitsun ales and church houses, dog whippers and sleepers in church, bull charity, cremitt money, head silver, ancient appellations, rose trees and dressing the graves with flowers.—pp. 227-327.
[Arranged under the names of the tribes and containing three hundred and sixty coloured engravings from the author's original paintings. The same as the first mentioned volume with a different title.]
Contents: The life of "Old Jemmy Catnach"—The last will and testament—The probate and administration act—The literature of the streets—Catnach's books:—The house that Jack built; Cock Robin; Jack and Jill; Tom Tucker; Jack Sprat; Jenny Wren; Dame Trot; Mother Muggins; Jumping Joan; Old woman of Stepney; Jack Jingle; Mother Goose; Punch and Judy; Simple Simon; Cinderella; Children of the Wood; Jack the Giant Killer; The Forty Thieves; Life of Dick Turpin; The Good Childs first book; Old Mother Hubbard; A collection of Catnach Woodcuts.