School: Ballyjamesduff Convent
- Location:
- Baile Shéamais Dhuibh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Sr. Mary Theresa
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- One night a man went to the Chapel, he never heard the man closing the Chapel, he kept on praying and when the clock struck twelve the door opened and a priest came out on the alter and he shouted out, "Is there anyone to serve Mass".
The man did not know how to serve Mass and he did not answer, then the priest disappeared. The next morning when the man got out of the Chapel, he went to the priest and told him what happened the night before. The priest asked him would he go with him again and the man said he would.
The priest and the man went to the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patsy Soden
- Address
- Baile Shéamais Dhuibh, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mr J. Soden
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Baile Shéamais Dhuibh, Co. an Chabháin
