School: Clochar na Toirbhirte (roll number 969)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: An tSr. Bearnard
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0880, Page 152
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- (continued from previous page)by Dr Luke Wadding - Bishop of Ferns in the seventeenth century: others held they were written or rather compiled ( as some of these are found in collections of old English hymns) by Fr William Devereux P.P. of Piercetown in the eighteenth century. In a certain church the old P.P. ended the custom by calling out to the singer on Christmas morning."Will you stop that bawling?"
- Strange that most of the place names in South Wexford are Irish and there are many ancient raths or duns. The rath at Ballytrent Tagoat is very large. Some writers hold that all this district including Carne-was a centre of druidical worship in ancient times, and that the famous "Meran sacrum" sacred promontory of Ptolemy was situated here. An old man used tell me that even in his time, Carne was celebrated for their witches, cups(continues on next page)
