School: Drumlish (C.) (roll number 10023)
- Location:
- Drumlish, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Brigid Lacy
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 037
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- An old pagan, whose name I forget, gave a dinner to St. Patrick at the townland of Aughnamoddha (called also Bohernameelthaugh) near Ennybegs. He put a cooked dog before St. Patrick. The Saint made the sign of the cross, and the dog stood up on the table, and barked. Then the pagan gave St. Patrick a cup of poisoned wine, saying "Drink that and none of your koory kaarys". St. Patrick said: "Is it from this side - or this - or this - or this I am to drink"; touching the rim of the cup on four sides with his finger,- thus secretly making the sign of the cross. He then drank the wine and it did not do him any harm. St. Patrick then said that there would never be a priest ordained from within three miles of that place.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonmacart, Co. Longford
- Informant
- John Reynolds
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Cartron, Co. Longford
