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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

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Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0728, Page 177

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    to the priest "could you prove to me there is a hell." "I could" said the priest. "Well where is my father" said the farmer. "He is in hell" said the priest.
    He is not said the priest in heaven again He is not said the farmer in hell anyway. The priest said "Take off the fire off the hearth. The farmer did so. Then the priest put on a stole and read out of a Roman Missal. After the priest had read a while out of the Missal The priest said come up one step and the chains were heard rattling The priest said again "come up two steps and come up three" and the father stood before the son. When the priest was going home he met the cat the cat spit into his face and the priest fell dead.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0756C*: Receipt from Hell
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Thomas Waters
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath