School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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“Once upon a time there were two Protestant brothers.”
Once upon a time there were two Protestant brothers. One of them became a Catholic and later on became a Priest. The other one became a Minister. The father was very good to the Minister. One day he had a great feast for him. He invited the Priest to the feast. It was on a Friday.
They had meat for the feast. The priest would not eat the meat. He told the servant to give him a towel. He put the towel over the meat and went to pray.
After a while there was a big trout on the plate and the meat had disappeared. The priest said to the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gertrude Lynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo