1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Coolbock

School: Coolbock (roll number 8013)

Location:
Coolbock, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Cathasaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 0484

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 0484

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Coolbock
  2. XML Page 0484
  3. XML “An Old Story”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. An Old Story (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    he took off the boots and socks. Then he hoisted the bishop on his back and stepped into the river. When about half way across he stopped suddenly. The bishop told him to go ahead but he replied that he could not move another step as he was getting weak. The bishop asked him what caused his weakness. The man replied that the weight on his back and his sins were too heavy and he would have to lie down.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Mc Gann
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Turnalaydan, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Tom Meredith
    Gender
    Male