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School: Mullach Dubh

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 267

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    Long ago bishop was giving Confirmation in the parish of Drumlease. When confirmation was over he went to have dinner in the priest's house. When they were beginning to eat their dinner a poor man named Dean Swift came to the door. The parish priest ordered his servants to send the man away. As he was passing by the dining room he threw down his bag and said, "I will not carry you any further you have me shamed to day". He went away some distance and returned again and picked up his bag saying, "you are better to me still than the priest of the parish. His Lordship ordered the man to be brought in. The parish priest questioned him where was he for the last twelve months. I was in hell, priests father, replied the man and the priest asked what were they
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas J. Harte
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Bernard Harte
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim