School: Rathowen (B) (roll number 5101)
- Location:
- Rathowen, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Mc Garry
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- (continued from previous page)He asked would he ever take the pony again to the Pound, and he said "There again Father only let me down."
"Ah get down out of that sure I'm not keeping you on him" says the priest and he could get down then.
Fr O'Brien went into Murrays' Rathowen one day. (Now Moran's)
They asked him have a treat O'Brien and they asked him then to take a second and he wouldn't. He hit a jug of water on the counter a tip of his foot and walked off. The jug went up to the ceiling an came down an was not broken or any of the water spilt.
Father O'Brien went from Rathowen to Granard to a conference. The dinner was in O'Hanlon's Hotel in Granard. The priests were all afraid of him and they said "Fr O'Brien what will we be doing until the dinner?" "Oh" he said, "let every man write a Gospel" They did so and then they asked him what would they do with them. "What would we do with them but throw(continues on next page)- Collector
- T.F. Mc Garry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Rathowen, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Miss Ellen Langan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Russagh, Co. Westmeath