School: Mullinavat Convent
- Location:
- Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. M. Lorcán
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- There was a man living in Mullinavat about seventy years ago. His name was "John Twomey". HIs wife was dead and he had three daughters. This man had been staying away from Mass for a few months. The priest spoke to him about it and he said, - "Its no use I cannot go, I have no clothes". The priest said if I get a trousers for you will you go to Mass, & he said he would. When he got the trousers it was twice too big for him so he did not go to Mass that Sunday. On the following Saturday night one of the daughters got up and she cut a good piece off the trousers, but he did not go to Mass on that Sunday as his trousers was too short.
- Collector
- May Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Flannery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Buckstown, Co. Kilkenny
