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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 208

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    (continued from previous page)
    and lightening, another man came on with a sack on his own horse. This old man asked him to help him to put up the sack. The man would not saying "Every man has enough to do for himself such a terrible day as this", and went away saying "If God could do more, He would do it". This old man had to wait on until more help came on to put up the sack.
    They went on and near Moncen they found the man who refused to put on the sack burned to death (on the road) by lightening. It is always right to be obliging.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Rogers
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo