School: Loch Measca

Location:
Caherrobert, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean an Bhrúnaigh
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    and far and near the population and the flocks were the better of the blessed tooth.
    Abbot Prendergast met Reilly one day and asked him to show him the fiacal.
    "To whom does this belong?" said the priest when he had it in his possession.
    "It belonged to the Canons of Cong," said Reilly.
    "Then I am the last of the Augustinians Canons of that monastery and I'll keep it," said Fr. Prendergast, and much to the amazement of the owner he went off with it.
    It was afterwards given to Mrs. Blake who preserved it at Blake Hill near Cong. From this it was taken to Menlough near Galway, when one of the Blake family there was very ill. Some time after it was supposed to be presented by the Blakes to Dr. Stokes of the Royal Museum, Dublin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Long ago a young doctor was called on a sick call by a gentleman. After looking into the case very carefully he called the gentleman a side and said: "Well the only thing that I can suggest is that you must send your mother in law to a warmer climate".
    The man disappeared, came back with an axe a moment later, and exclaimed,
    "Here doctor! you kill her, I really haven't the heart".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Lynagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killour, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Lynagh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Killour, Co. Mayo