School: Allenwood
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 135
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“A Protestant asked a priest to dinner on a Friday.”
A Protestant man asked a priest to dinner on a Friday. He wanted the priest to eat meat. The priest took out his book and read prayers and the meat changed into fish.
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“A bishop named O' Keeffe lived in the lane called bóithrín Ó Keefe between Allenwood and Kilmeague in penal times.”
A bishop named O' Keeffe lived in the lane called bóithrín Ó Keefe between Allenwood and Kilmeague in penal times. (no title)
“We have a dash churn at home 22 inches high and 17 inches wide.”
We have a dash churn at home 22 inches high and 17 inches wide. If the butter will not come you should get a chain and put it around the churn and then get the coulter of a plough and redden it in the fire and tip the links with it. Then you will hear someone crying and you will know who stole the butter. (no title)
“As black as soot, as hard as the hob of hell, as white as the driven snow, as cross as a briar, as straight as a die, big talk won't boil the pot”
As black as soot, as hard as the hob of hell(continues on next page)