School: Ballyhahill (C.) (roll number 10686)
- Location:
- Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: H. Fitzgerald
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0482, Page 289
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- People generally have objects of value in their home. They keep an image of Our Blessed Lady or St. Joseph. They are kept in small boxes. They are usually made of silver and are very small about one inch long. These must have been made by some good artist, and were made fifty years ago. Palm is used on Palm Sunday, for on the first Palm Sunday the Jews spread palm in front of Our Lord. It is supposed to be unlucky to pick flowers on May Even. On St. Patrick's day shamrocks and green badges are worn.
The cross of St. Bridget was hung up in the house 2nd February. It was made of rushes; the rushes were plaitted. It was about one foot long, and six inches broad. Generally it was the man of the house that made it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annetta Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonlahard East, Co. Limerick
- Collector
- Teresa Danaher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknabooly West, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John O' Callaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Tinnakilla, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Dan Cahill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Ballyane, Co. Limerick
