School: Caisleán Nua (B) (roll number 15771)
- Location:
- Newcastle, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán S. Ó Faoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 112
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Long ago the old people were very good and holy. They used to say the rosary every night. It was the rosary that kept the faith alive in the Irish people when the English Government made a law that a Priest could not say mass.
When a person came into a house he would say "God save all here" "God bless" or if it was going home you were the people of the house would say "Safe home" meaning that you would get home safely by " Gods help" or if you did a good turn for a person he would say "God spare you your health or your eye sight" - There are three gareyards in this parish. The names of them are, "Tample Moyle", the "Old Abbey" and the "New Cemetery.(continues on next page)
