School: Rathgarroge (roll number 16023)
- Location:
- Rathgaroge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Floinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 045
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- A priest one day was passing a house in a certain locality accompanied by his servant boy when be happened to pass the remark about the man that died lately out of it, saying his soul was dammed, as he was a Prodestant. So it happened soon after there was a great party in this mans house and the priest and his boy were invited.
As it seens one of the boys were listening to what the priest said. Friday was the chosen day for the party and they had a meat dinner but the priest his and his boys meat into fish. The boy of the house spoke up and said "You are working more of your piseoga's now. "You said the other day my father was in Hell but I will make you prove it now," covering him with a pistol. So the priest stood up and said calmly "give me time and I will prove it." So the boy consented. The priest then took out his stole and prayerbook which he carried with him and began to pray. When he was praying for a time he called the man that(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Grace
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Whitemoor, Co. Wexford
