School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Nic Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0871, Page 418
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- (continued from previous page)night under this big tree. She asked him what name would he give the tree and he replied, "The Tobacco Tree." She asked him what use would it be and he said "The leaves will be smoked to please the minds of many."(3) Our Lord and St. Peter were travelling one day. They happened on an old man nearly dead. He put out his hand to ask for help but Our Lord passed by. Further on there was a boy breaking stones. He also asked for help and Our Lord gave it to him. When Our Lord returned some time after he found the boy drunk. St. Peter said to Our Lord, "See what you have done to that boy, you could have helped the poor man. Our Lord said to St. Peter, "you go and you will find the old man dead and you will get three purses of gold in his pocket. When you get them go to the sea shore and throw them out into the sea." Peter did as he was told but he didn't throw one bag of the money away he said it would be a pity. He kept it for himself. He came back to Our Lord and told him what he had done. Our Lord said "Peter a man of your coat will be covetous until the end of time."
(4) Once upon a time a certain man had two sons their mother died and they had no one to take care of them only their father. It came to pass when one of these young boys got out(continues on next page)
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