School: Newtownforbes (B.) (roll number 6612)
- Location:
- Newtown Forbes, Co. Longford
- Teacher: F. Mac Énrí
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- Once upon a time there lived a priest in Co. Roscommon. One Sunday when the Parson was coming from Church he met the Priest coming from Mass with a few children. The Parson said to a Catholic man who was driving him. "Isn't he like a sow with a litter of pigs after him". The coachman told the priest and the priest was very angry. The priest said the Parson's happy days were ended. In a few months the parson went mad and was always eating and running round the table. The parson died a horrible death shortly afterwards.
- Collector
- George Bishop
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtown Forbes, Co. Longford
- Informant
- J. Dooner
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Once a man came into a house and asked for a meal. The people gave him a good meal and the stranger thanked the people of the house. After a while somebody asked him his(continues on next page)
