School: Newtown (roll number 3275)
- Location:
- Creevagh, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Conbháidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 266
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- About forty years ago there lived a man in this parish named Brian Rogan. The morning he was getting married he was drunk and the priest did not want to marry him. He told Brian to go out for a walk and when he came back he was worse, but the priest did not think so.
He went up to the altar and during the ceremony when the priest came to the words, "Will you take Margaret Cunningham for your beloved wife?", Brian answered, "No, for a house-keeper". This is a true story.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Harry Malone
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Piercetown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Patrick Corbally
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Piercetown, Co. Meath
