School: Duleek (C.) (roll number 3114)

Location:
Duleek, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchadha
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    shall make you go my good woman".
    Long ago there was a crowd of men who never went to Mass. They used to play cards in a field near the Church. One day they were playing cards and they priest came along. He went into the field and asked them why they were not at Mass.
    As soon as the priest said these words, the cards went off in a blaze. The men said they would never miss Mass again.
    There was once a man who lived alone. He never went to Mass. One night a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick White
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duleek, Co. Meath