School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)
- Location:
- Cormeen, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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- (continued from previous page)would also pray aloud.
This day the parish priest got Floody to go behind one of the statues in the chapel and to answer him while he would be saying his prayers.
Floody was behind the statue in good time, At the usual hour the holy man marched up the chapel. He walked to the statue that Floody was behind. He knelt down and started "The Lords Prayer" aloud. When he was at "Give us this day our daily bread" a voice was heard from the statue saying "Go and Earn it." It was Floody but the man thought it was the statue that spoke. Out ran the holy man from the chapel. He nearly died with the fright
Now the old woman that Floody was staying with was getting very poor. Floody thought of a plan. It was a good way for getting money.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Skearke, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Michael Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Skearke, Co. Meath
