School: Muine an Mheadha
- Location:
- Monivea, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraic S. Ó hÓbáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 059
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“In Ireland in the penal times.”
In Ireland in the penial times. There was a lot of money offered for every priests or Bishops head. There was a Bishop in Athenry and he had only one brother who was nearly a fool. The English found out where the Bishop was hiding and the general sent him a messenger to tell him to meet him on the following morning and if he answered three questions he would put to him he would let him go free. The Bishop was very nerves and his brother knew he was afraid and he offered to change clothes with him, the Bishop did so and the fool went to meet the general to answer what questions(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Christina Concar
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Malahy Concar
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Ballyskeagh, Co. Galway