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S. Boston businessman helping kids of Limerick
When money was needed for air fare to bring 60 kids and a priest from Limerick, Ireland, to Boston for three weeks next
About the Gaelscoil Sheoirse Clancy School
Gaelscoil Sheoirse Clancy was founded in 1986. The demand for a Gaelscoil came from the local community and it’s success is a tribute to the people of Southill. Parents who



They wrecked our home and left us with nothing
I AM old now, old beyond my years. Exposure to violence, beatings, abandonment and abuse has scrawled lines on my heart and face that will never be removed. I am


About the founder
IT HAS been 21 years since Billy Higgins first set foot in Limerick and since then his name has become inextricably linked to the development of Southill.
The friendliness and


Southill Junior School, Limerick
SOUTHILL Junior School was established in 1972 and caters for children from Junior infants up to second class.
It is located in Southill and is attended by many local children,


Adare, Southill and Boston all singing form same hymm sheet
In a heartwarming tale of two cities and sweet Adare, three very different communities can now bound together through music,each community is now supporting and helping one another.
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Trauma of Southill kids as bad as in war zone
Southill children are as traumatized as children living in war zones according to a renowned education psychologist.
In an open letter to Limerick City Council, the parish priest of Southill,



They wrecked our home and left us with nothing
I AM old now, old beyond my years. Exposure to violence, beatings, abandonment and abuse has scrawled lines on my heart and face that will never be removed. I am
Good deeds of Billy Higgins and Southill Children’s fund received praises of Irish leaders here and abroad
As a result of the fund, many children from South Hill were able to visit the Boston area and stay as guests by supporters of the fund. In May, State


Recent Visit to Southill Junior School
View a photo gallery from our recent visit to Limerick Ireland on March 17th 2014 with Boston City Council President, Bill Linehan. We presented a check to the Southill Junior


Billy Higgins puts together an Irish Golf Classic you can t Beat
South Boston’s Billy Higgins continues his efforts to support young people in Limerick, Ireland through the Southill Children’s fund which was formed in 1985. At that time, Billy Higgins and


People need help now not later, says Boston activist
I DRIVE up to O’Malley Park and Southill these days and it’s very depressing how bad things have got,” says Billy Higgins, the retired Boston businessman who has donated thousands