School: Carn (roll number 12537)
- Location:
- Knocknashammer, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Miadhaigh
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The following is an old religious story that I heard from the old people in my district. Once, there was a man living alone in a house, he had no land so he worked with other people.
Every day as he went to his work he passed by a Chapel. As he had to be at work early, he had not much time to pray so he just went inside the Chapel door and said "Jesus, Mike is here," every day he repeated this prayer, and for many years he was never sick. His name was Mike.
One day he happened to get sick, so he had no friends to go near him. Suddenly he heard a knock at the door. Mike answering from his bed said, "Who is there, "Jesus answered saying "Mike Jesus is here? Mike got well and he lived happy afterwards. I heard another story that a man who(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Donagh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortygara, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Michael Mc Donagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortygara, Co. Sligo
