School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór
- Location:
- Knocknagree, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Díarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 340
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“Cnoc na Groighe - the hill of the Stud-Horse - is rich in béaloideas...”
(continued from previous page)(b) Baptism Money. Offerings are made by the parents if they can afford it, on the occasion of the Baptism of a child and very often the Sponsors make offerings also. Portion of this money is given to the Parish priest and the Curates divide the remainder.
(c) November Offerings. On or to be more exact before All Saint's Day rich and poor make offerings for masses for their dead. Sums ranging from £1 to 1/= are contributed. This is divided among the priests.
(d) Private Masses. Offerings are made for Private masses and for funerals to all the clergy. One Pound is the usual offering for the priest's attendance at the funeral and the celebrating of mass at the deceased's house a few days later.
The foregoing are the collections and contributions which the people of Knocknagree make and when totalled the annual amount from each is small(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Díarmuid Ó Múimhneacháin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Príomhoide