School: St Columba's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Gallchobhair
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    floor opened and his father appeared. The priest said to him "Where were you when I called you the first time. His father said "In hell". "Where were you when I called you the second time" asked the priest. "At the gates" answered his father. "Where were you when I called you the third time" asked the priest. "Coming through the floor" answered his father. When he had asked these questions he went out. His brother sent for a minister to put his father away but the minister could do nothing. Then his mother sent for the priest and told him if he sent his father back to hell she and his brother would become Catholics. The priest put his father
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Mc Groarty
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Neil Mc Groarty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal