School: Beann-chorr (roll number 13808)
- Location:
- Banagher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Hairt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 299
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- "The Gates of Hell Shall not Prevail against it".
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Once upon a time there was a priest named Father Robinson living in Kilcummin. He used to go down to the shore every morning before his breakfast. One morning he went down very early and he saw a man dancing on a rock. He asked him why was he dancing. The man said that he was dancing with pride because the Pope was getting married to the nicest girl in the world.
The priest asked him could he bring him as far as the Pope. The man said he would but the priest would have to give him half his breakfast half the bread and half the people. Sunday morning when he would be reading Mass and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Lean
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballygarry, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
