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School: An Chill, Dúngarbhán (roll number 630 or 16748)

Location:
Kill, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0650, Page 147

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  1. The Patron Day

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    The patron day of Kill is held on the 16th of July. A very few people come to the patron now.
    Long ago it was a day free for the people of the parish. A great many people used to come from the surrounding parishes to it. This parish church is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. About sixty years ago there used to be a procession to the Blessed Well from the chapel and back again. Three priests used to be at the patron nearly always. It was a day that the public houses made a great deal of money, because hundreds of people spent the day drinking in them. A great many hawkers had stalls and tents set up at each side of the street from which they sold apples oranges, bananas and lemonade. Mass was celebrated three times the first at nine o'clock, the second at ten and the last at eleven.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Grath
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54