School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0545, Page 117
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- There are emblems placed in houses in honour of saints. Such as relics. Holy pictures & crosses etc. In olden times girls used to wear crosses on their arms, Also Palm Sunday. It is said to be lucky.
Pupil. Mary Bourk. Cullohill Borrisoleigh Co Tipperary.
Got From. William Fogarty. Cullohill. Borrisoleigh Co Tipperary.
70 yrs. - Their is emblems placed in houses in honour of St. There is holly put up in the houses at Christmas. And getting Palm on Palm Sunday and putting it in all the houses it is lucky(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gorteennabarna, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Ned Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Gorteennabarna, Co. Tipperary
