School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 034

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    he'd make him prove what
    he said.
    Anyhow he sent him a soliciter's
    letter, and the priest sent for him
    and sez he, "Very well I'll prove it
    for yah."
    He brought Hornick into his parlour,and he put on his vestments, and
    he called ould Hornick as loud as
    he could, three times, and the third
    time he came up through the flure.
    "Where were yeh first? sez the
    priest, "I was in hell" sez Hornick,
    "Where were yeh when I called
    yeh second," sez the priest,
    "They were takin' the chains
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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