School: St John of God Convent, Rathdowney (roll number 16203)
- Location:
- Ráth Domhnaigh, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 214
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- (continued from previous page)foot. He soon saw what he had done and with one bound he started for home. He burst in the door, and was in bed for a week after his experience. He never again went to play cards.
- Last Night the sun went pale to bed
The moon in hollow hid its head
The Bolden Shepherd seems to sigh
To see the rainbow sparkled the Sky
Loud quaked the ducks the peacock cries
The distant hills are looking nigh
Low oer the grass the swallows wing
The cricket too how sharp she sings
The rainbow in the morning is the shepherds warning
The rainbow in the night is the shepherds delight - There are certain families in this district that the Banshee follows when any member of the family dies. Hennessys, Churchquarter, Erill and Hynes, Castlefleming, Erill. When any member dies the Banshee howls around the windows and(continues on next page)
