School: Drumgownagh
- Location:
- Drumgownagh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Dominic Ó Huiginn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 625
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“There was some good religious people in my district John Roarke he is dead now.”
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This was about midnight, in a few minutes there came a priest out on the altar, and said "Is there anyone who can serve Mass for me". The woman was not able to speak. The next day the woman told a priest about what she saw. The priest sent her back to the church the next night again and he told her to stop in the church until midnight and when the priest comes out and asks that question tell him she would serve Mass. The
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