School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 043
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- Once upon a time a woman was going across a plank.It was dark. She was a nervous woman and she was afraid that if she did not praise God she would fall into the river. She began to praise God saying, "God is good." Then she thought of the devil, that he would make her fall into the river. She began to praise the devil saying "God is good and the devil is not too bad either." She kept saying this and she got across the plank safely.
- One night a man was coming home a bit late from a tavern. He had to pass through a graveyard. He stumbled and fell into a grave where he fell asleep. There was a soldiers barracks near by and when the bugle was blown(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Theresa Gorman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crumpstown or Marshallstown, Co. Meath
