School: Ballyhahill (C.) (roll number 10686)
- Location:
- Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: H. Fitzgerald
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0482, Page 204
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- (continued from previous page)"Monday's child is full of grace.
Tuesday's child is fair of face.
Wednesday's child is loving and giving.
Thursday's child works hard for its living.
Friday's child is full of woe.
Saturday's child has far to go.
The babe that's born on the Sabbath day, is blithe and bonny, good and gay."(continues on next page)
- In Penal TimesIn the olden days the English people were very bitter and hard towards the Irish. They were as cruel as any humans could possibly be. They tried to conquer Ireland and win it for themselves. In Tenekilla, there was a Mass Rock and it was called a 'Druid-altar'. Near it was a church, where infants who were not baptized were buried. I twas called a "Cillín".There is a fort in Tinnekilla where a priest hid himself in Penal Times. He was hunted by the English and put to death.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Danaher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknabooly West, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Robert Danaher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Knocknabooly West, Co. Limerick
