School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)
- Location:
- Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Failcheallaigh
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- Collector
- Dolours Sheridan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
- Often I have heard people remark sarcastically "I supposed you are just going to do it, like the priests girl" when a person makes an idle excuse for not having something done.
There is a story told to explain the origin of this saying. A priest once had a careless housekeeper & no matter when the priest told her to do one thing or asked(continues on next page)