Where: Wexford, Ireland
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When: 23 December 1930
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Pupils of Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Faith school at Rosbercon, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Looks as if they were dressed up for a Nativity Play, but what the hell was the Wicked Witch of the West doing as part of the cast?
Date: 23 December 1930
NLI Ref.: P_WP_3785
Source: Flickr Commons
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Date: 23 December 1930
NLI Ref.: P_WP_3785
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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity)
Maybe it was an early multicultural pageant, and she was La Befana? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Ooooh! Should have remembered! Spent Christmas in Rome a couple of years ago, and was astounded at all the witches on sale on street stalls alongside cribs, etc.
instinctive mind
Very nicely taken. Nice Place. They are Beautiful. A lovely Crew & I believe that one is not a young lady - - -
Spinool
love this -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)
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paulharrishimself
The Wicked Witch of the West, 4th from left back row, was trying to put a hex on Tall-Mary O'Hara, 3rd from left back row, to prevent her from copping the Guiness Book of Records title of the Tallest Sot in the West.
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Thank you for free lisence... wp.me/pJUzK-tZ Used the pic for an article about fary tails in a blog in German language. Beautiful pic, very playful although they look like statues...
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Always nice to see our photos taking on new life, and thanks for letting us know!
Jasper68(BATH)2018
Very interesting photo.Pity there are no smile's.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/160350 Girl up the back is *almost* smiling!
poetikat46
Perhaps she was one of the Wise Men, but they only had a costume left over from another play. Can't see the Catholics allowing anything secular into a Nativity Play.
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i like it
victor98_2001
excellent shot
witchyzing
Maybe she was not the Wicket Witch of The West. Maybe she was a pagan.
MAYHEMmunkee
whoa
kadesh1509
Oh!! milacle!!!
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davekpcv
A tremendous old image.
Lisa Lovingtree
...and why is Wicked Witch wearing pearls???
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I have just added this photo to our 50,000+ Views Album. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/sets/72157651136879037
Tommer G
Wonderful!
Niall McAuley
Check out this streetview of the back of the convent school at Rosbercon - Streetview - a rectangular window with 4 panes, and an arched window on a return to the right. So they are at the South East corner : Aerial view
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Looks good to me.