School: An Cluainín Uí Ruairc (C.) (roll number 10945)
- Location:
- Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Charlotte G. Dillon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 143
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“In olden times people were very fond of playing cards and they went to the neighbours' houses to play.”
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How a man was cured of drink
A true story.
One time there lived a man in Co Armagh. He was always drinking. One night he was going home drunk and he went into the Protestant church and lay down ill he was sober. He did not know where he was and he began to shake the seats and made a great noise. All the protestants came to see see what was in the church but none of them would go in. They sent for the minister and he was afraid to go in also. They thought it was a ghost. Then they sent for the priest and when he came he went in and he told the people to stand back. He saw the man and asked him his name. He was a Catholic and then the priest sent his servant home for a large she a pray-book and a candle. When he came back the priest told the man that if he did not do as he was told he would be shot by the minister. The priest put the white sheet(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ita Gormley
- Gender
- Female