School: Ballyhaise
- Location:
- Béal Átha hÉis, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: T. Plunkett
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- (continued from previous page)left, the Preist saw it and quickly climbed it and into loft he went, where he hid himself. The preist - hunters came in and inquired did a Preist come in, the man said he did not. On account of it being a Protestant house, the went out, without searching it. The next morning when the Preist was leaving, he got down on his knees and blessed the people of the house. He said he would prosper and live happly. Before that they were the poorest family in the Parish, and every day, they became richer.
That time the Preist would tell some one in the Parish where and what time Mass would be (held) and that person would go about to every Catholic house in the Parish telling the people. When Confirmation was going to be administered, the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Shaun Costello
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Béal Átha hÉis, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Béal Átha hÉis, Co. an Chabháin
