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School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 033

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    Hornick's lived where
    Mr James O'Brien, Oldcourt
    is liven now. They were
    Protestants and ould Hornick
    died.
    Father Doyle was the parish
    priest in Adamstown that time,
    and he and his boy were passin'
    by Hornick's this even anyhow,
    and the boy sez to the priest.
    "I suppose ould Hornick is
    in hell by now", and the priest
    just said "I suppose he is."
    Well wasn't ould Hornick's son
    listenin' to them, and he was
    ragin', and he came to the priest
    and tould him
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0756C*: Receipt from Hell
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary L. Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Adamstown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    John Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Scullaboge, Co. Wexford