Volume: CBÉ 0463 (Part 2)

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   Taken down from an old lady whose Cousin
   now very many years dead, was in the Service
   of Daniel OConnell. This Cousin had in her
   possession an arm chair presented to her by
   the OConnell Family - The Chair was known as
   'Daniel OConnell's chair'.
   Story -
   Daniel OConnell frequently told this story
   when in Company, and to amuse his guests.
   It happened that the Lord Chancellor
   got many complaints regarding how
   the Lunatics were treated in Finglas
   Asylum and he decided he would
   make a personal visit to the Asylum
   and see how things were. So he Arranged with the Surgeon-General,
   to be present at the investigation.
   Some Young friend of the Lord Chancellors
   who was full of humour and out for
   fun hearing of the intended visit
   wrote before hand to the Asylum people
   Telling them when a small grey man
   who imagined he was a High Court Judge
   would drive up in his carriage be

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script