School: Lower Warren (roll number 7793)
- Location:
- Warren Lower, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Liam Mac Coiligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 405
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- (continued from previous page)boy stole over and took the money. When he was going away the Giant heard him and the boy ran down the ladder and the Giant after him. When the boy got to the end of the ladder he cut it and the Giant fell to the ground and broke his neck.
- Once upon a time a man stole a pair of boots from a priest and although he wanted the boots his conscience annoyed him very much, as finally they stolen he decided to go to confession from who he had to the priest. After the usual opening the man come to tell the priest and this is how conversation went.
Penitent : I stole a pair of boots, Father.
Priest : Yes, my child
Penitent : I don't know what to do with them, but I'll give them to you father.
Priest : give them to me! Indeed you wont, give them to the man you stole them from!
Penitent : I offered them to him, father and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Liam F. Cox
- Gender
- Male
