School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

Location:: Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
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Three Goats

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Once upon a time there was a priest living in Knock. This day he was out walking and he met a little boy and he asked him could he bless himself and he said he could not.. The priest said look at those three goats. One of them is the Father, the other the Son, and the other the holy-Ghost. Every time you pass you will remember how to bless your-self. The priest met the same boy a few days later and asked him could he bless him-self and he said
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Topics
1. genre
  verbal arts (~1,483)
  jokes (~6,086)
Language

English
Collector
Maggie Murray
Gender

Female

Informant
Annie Smyth
Gender

Male
Address

Liscluman, Co. Mayo

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