School: Bun an Fhionnghlaise (roll number 11454)

Location:
Bunnafinglas, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Maoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0127, Page 102

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    At last he began to cure everyone
    One day he was on the road with himself and he met the death. He said to him. "Now I have you for disobeying my orders." The doctor [said] asked time to say a few prayers but he took great care not to say the Lord's Prayer.
    One day he was passing over a bridge and he saw a lot of people standing on [a] it When he looked down under the bridge he saw a (lot) [of] [people] [standing] [on] [the] a man drowning. He knelt down to say a prayer and the man that was in the river came out and choked him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0332: Godfather Death
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Josephine Grogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corradrishy, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Grogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corradrishy, Co. Mayo