School: Sixmilebridge (C.)
- Location:
- Six-mile-bridge, Co. Clare
- Teacher: M. J. Walker
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0596, Page 376
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- (continued from previous page)When they went to the dance Patrick Burke took off his shoes and Nellie Purcell put polish and bad apples in them when they were dancing. When he went to put on his shoes all the people began to laugh and shout.
Told to me by my cousin
- St. Fionnacta is the patron saint of the parish of Sixmilebridge. He is buried in Ballysheen Church-yard. His altar is to be seen there yet. It is in good repairs. He had a bell and chalice on the alter some time ago. When the church was going to be robbed the bell and chalice were thrown into the river. The bell is supposed to ring every seven years. Before the saint died he foretold that no one in the parish would be killed by lightning. There is a stained glass window in our church belonging to him. Told to me by my mother(continues on next page)
- Collector
- O' Mara
- Address
- Feenagh (Wilson), Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs O' Mara
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Feenagh (Wilson), Co. Clare
