School: Balrath (roll number 9770)
- Location:
- Balrath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Oirghiall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 072
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- (continued from previous page)There was a woman living near Ballynacarrigy named Kathy Dempsey but her right name was Kathy Downs. Her husband died and she was giving Fr O'Connell money to say Mass for him. She sayed to him "If he is in Purgatory it will take him to hell out of it."
Paddy Grey went to see his brother who was dead. When he looked at him he thought he had got very thin since he saw him before.
"Oh" said Paddy, "He is gone to hell altogether."
- Anyone who would be always washing and always dirty would be called:
"Cloty Muloty that lived down the lane. She was every day washing and no day clean."
"You are as deaf as a stone"(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolure, Co. Westmeath
