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School: Tullach (Tullig) (roll number 4451)

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Tullig More, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0344, Page 129

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    gun pressed against the priest all the time. But the Priest said to wait and see.
    The priest took out his prayer book and began to pray and after a while whistled. Nothing happened so he began praying again. He whistled again, and as nothing happened, he prayed again. Then he whistled a third time, and the protestant came with a lot of chains tied around him.
    Then the priest asked him where he was when he first whistled and the answer was "In the pits of Hell."
    "Where were you when I whistled secondly?". "Waiting to get the gates opened".
    "Where were you when I whistled the third time". "Coming as fast as I could". Then the priest sent him away.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora C. Buckley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rylane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs J. Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Rylane, Co. Cork