School: Rathpeacon, Blackpool, Corcaigh (roll number 11761)

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1. A Funny Story

   

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   Many years ago, an old harness maker named Marky O'Neill used to travel from place to place making and mending harness for the different farmers.
   On one occasion during a hard winter he happened to come to my grandfathers house. He must have taken a little drop to much before he arrived because it was in the morning they found him in a field near the house and his long white beard was frozen in the ground.
   However he suffered no ill effects. The Stations were in the house a few days later and the curate had a chat with Marky.
   "How are you Marky" he said. "I'm very well, your Reverence said Marky. "But I stole a watch and I will give it to your Reverence "Oh my, oh my said his Reverence "thats' too bad I can't take it what about the owner" "Well" said Marky "the owner is after refusing to take it" Keep it yourself then said priest. All went well until the priests were after breakfast and then the curate put his hand in his pocket to see what time of day he had as he wanted to visit the school, and imagine his surprise then he couldn't find the watch

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   1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
         1. scéalta grinn (~6,086)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nora Kelleher

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ráth Phéacáin, Co. Chorcaí

   Informant

   Mr Peter Hayes

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Occupation

   Smith

   Address

   An Mhóin Ard, Co. Chorcaí