School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)
- Location:
- Cross, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Mac Niocail
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- Long ago a farmer went to Ballinrobe to sell a load of potatoes. The potatoes were named "Protestants." It happened that one of his customers was a Protestant Clergyman.
He remarked to the farmer that he was surprised Catholics used those potatoes owning to their name. The farmer replied "Sure we boil the "devil" out of them before we eat them."
- Long ago a parish priest had stations in a country village. The day was very wet and after entering the house he left his umbrella open in a corner of the house to dry.
After the stations were(continues on next page) - Informant
- Walter Morrin
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Billypark, Co. Mayo
