School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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“A sailor went to confession one time. When he went in to the confession box the priest said to him.”
A sailor went to confession one time. When he went in to the confession box the priest said to him. How long is it since your last confession. The sailor said he did not know how long it was. The priest said "Is it a year. The sailor said "Sail on. The priest said "Is it five years" The sailor said "Sail on. The priest asked him was it ten years and he said "Sail on". The priest asked him was it twenty years, and he said "Sail on". The priest asked him was it thirty years, and he said "Sail on." The priest asked him was it forty years, and he said "Hellon there now, until I unload my cargo
- Collector
- Paddy Kehoe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- James Kehoe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford