School: Murher (C.) (roll number 13541)

Location:
Murher, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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    and every Sunday that she would go to Mass she would put a feather into a box. When she was dying they sent for the priest. He came without delay and when he came, she told him to go to the box and count the number of times she was at Mass. The priest opened the box and there was one golden feather in it. He said that she was alright anyway she had one good Mass heard.
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  2. Once upon a time there was a priest, who got a sick call at night. He ordered his horse to be harnessed and away he went. He had not gone far, when he heard a sweet voice singing, leading
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Buckley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Buckley
    Age
    50
    Address
    Leitrim Middle, Co. Kerry