School: Cnoc na Manach, An Mhainistir Bhán, Cionn tSáile (roll number 1391)
- Location:
- Knocknamanagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dáithí de Barra
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0321, Page 067
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- There was a man who did not go to confession for years because he was afraid his sins would not be forgiven. One day he went to confession. He told the priest that he stole a saddle and he told the priest not to tell it to anyone. All went well until the priest gave a close look at him. The man was ready to run out of the confession box. To ease the man's mind the priest told him he would not tell it. Next day when the priest was saying mass he turned around and said "saecula saeculorum." The man stood up and said Ah Father I knew you would tell it with your "saecula saeculorum" and the saddle I stolum."
- There was once a boy who was called Domhnail from Donegal. His mother died when he was five.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Granig, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Granig, Co. Cork
