School: Ganntaigh (Ganty)

Location:
Ganty, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Sorcha Bean Uí Chlúin
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  1. Another Old Story (continued)

    There was once a man living in Kilchreest who was very fond of getting drunk, and the Parish Priest, Father Cassidy was always telling him to stop drinking, or the devil would get the better of him.

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    An Old Story (continued)
    found himself. ~The priest told him that he knew the devil would get the better of him. The priest told his servant boy to go and take the jennet and car out. The priest gave the man his breakfast and he never drank again afterwards.
    This story was procured from -
    Mr Thomas Kenny (Farmer)
    Craughwell
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Craughwell, Co. Galway